Our standards or theirs?

HoHo said it again.

"...if this is a global economy, we're going to have to have the same labor standards, environmental standards and human-rights standards. We have to start incorporating those in every trade agreement and go back and revise the trade agreements that we have."

So, if we're going to have the same standards, Doc, will they be theirs or ours? Because if you mean ours, we might as well start closing the west coast ports now. And if you mean theirs, well, ours could stand some improvement, too, before we start a downward spiral.

Do we need to pressure our trading partners to adopt higher standards? Of course. Can we reasonably expect them to adopt US standards anytime soon? Not hardly. Do we really want to meet China halfway? Say it isn't so.

Maybe this is just an effort to pander to labor, but have you talked to the Longshoremen lately?