It is high time for Congress and the Obama administration to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy for the United States. Until we make a national manufacturing strategy a top priority, our economy will continue to struggle to create jobs.

Policy makers across the country often say they want to run governments more like a business. The Dreamliners that are still on the ground should tell them something about what that really means: there's no substitute for good management and strong oversight to deliver quality services at reasonable costs.

The balance of trade is important because trade is how our country makes a living as a country. This huge continuing deficit matters, because it is literally draining money and jobs (and factories and industries) from our economy.

Hard as it may be to believe, there are forces in Washington that oppose the revival of the U.S. manufacturing sector. Who are they, and how do we counter their efforts? I think -- roughly -- they fall into five groups.

Last week's employment report was discouraging but not as bad as many might think, given the role that unusually cold weather played in dampening gains.

The fact is there are hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs available right now, but they remain unfilled because employers can't find workers with the right skills. Those employers are America's manufacturers.

In an ever increasing complex business society with a lot at stake the old style win-lose method is less effective. Negotiations are much more complex and are usually problem-solving situations involving multiple stakeholders with a variety of needs. This is where women excel.

It's a jobs gap. No, it's a skills gap. Whatever it is, the fact remains that 12 million Americans are out of work. The only sure-fire solution is to help them find a job, one person at a time.

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Yet another report is out showing how the trade deficit is costing us millions of jobs and hurting our economy. This is a real problem that is hurting people, hurting communities, hurting our tax base and hurting our ability to make a living in the future.