Because they are not really into free trade? And because he looked up more into moral and ethics than economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_

Because they are not really into free trade? And because he looked up more into moral and ethics than economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments US far-right conservatives are anything but Adam Smith. They are more like the conservative lords Adam Smith was revolting against. US far-right is closer to the Victorian, or even Feudal system (saving the distance of centuries!) Note by US far-right I mean people like Richard "Dick" Cheney, Bill O'Reilly, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Nixon, and George W. Bush. For them talking about moral or equal oportunities means socialist, commie, or something else. http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/item_single.php?item_id=37&item=biography http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/item_single.php?item_id=37&... "[...] Although both Smith and Quesnay criticised the mercantilists belief in state interference with foreign trade and capital flows as a way of augmenting national wealth [...]" It will take many years to undo this US government's deeds in the world. And as it starts affectig the interests of this powerful groups there will be a dirty smear campaign like we've never seen before.