I'm not going to get into the politics of President Obama's "Insourcing American Jobs" forum, where he heralded the recent trend of manufacturers bringing production back to the U.S. I'll also leave it to others to comment on whether the tax breaks and other incentives he promised are a wise idea.

I think we can all acknowledge that the President, with concerns about how the unemployment rate will impact his prospects for reelection, has political reasons for aligning himself with this trend -- and that any President in his position would do the same.

Source: Patricia Panchak, Industry Week

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