] U.S. manufacturers shed another 44,000 workers in August
] -- their 37th consecutive month of job losses. Bush,
] expressing concern about the continued decline of
] manufacturing, said Monday that he planned to appoint a
] new assistant commerce secretary to help the troubled
] sector.

Forget it. The US has lost those jobs forever, and because of advances in technology, our productivity is higher than ever. We're basically screwing ourselves.