04.06.11
Krugman pitchforks Ryan
Paul Krugman’s recent blog posts take the pitchfork to Paul Ryan. He’s the man for the job, about the only one, considering how many times the latter has been called brave and courageous this week. (Click the links. The only good part is that the sarcastic articles have floated to the top of Google’s first page pile of excrement.)
Since Krugman’s blog is often the warm-up box for his twice weekly column, expect him to rip Ryan’s head off and crap down his throat — but in his uniquely gentlemanly way — on Friday.
Excerpt:
This isn’t a serious proposal; it’s a strange combination of cruelty and insanely wishful thinking. — here
And:
This is ridiculous; it’s megalomaniacal. If Obama tried to claim that his policies would achieve anything like this, he’d be laughed out of office. — here
In any other western civilized nation but the US, having your work condemned by an economic Nobel laureate of Krugman’s stature would destroy a Paul Ryan. Not here.
And none of this will explain why the President will probably play ball with the guy.