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| Krugman: The Dishonesty Thing (From an Acknowledged Expert) |
| 2004-09-10 |
| NYT - Reg Req so full posting. Login: refuse / registration By PAUL KRUGMAN - September 10, 2004 It's the dishonesty, stupid. The real issue in the National Guard story isn't what George W. Bush did three decades ago. It's the recent pattern of lies: his assertions that he fulfilled his obligations when he obviously didn't, the White House's repeated claims that it had released all of the relevant documents when it hadn't. As usual, Rodent-Boy is way behind the curve. Fits rather well with his economic views. I'll bet he was foaming at the mouth when he watched 60 Minutes, lol! It's the same pattern of dishonesty, this time involving personal matters that the public can easily understand, that some of us have long seen on policy issues, from global warming to the war in Iraq. On budget matters, which is where I came in, serious analysts now take administration dishonesty for granted. Funny, that's what the public, at least those not in the MSM coma, do when they read your column. It wasn't always that way. Three years ago, those of us who accused the administration of cooking the budget books were ourselves accused, by moderates as well as by Bush loyalists, of being "shrill." These days the coalition of the shrill has widened to include almost every independent budget expert. Oh right. We'll take your word for it. Yew betcha. For example, back in February the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities accused the Bush administration of, in effect, playing three-card monte with budget forecasts. It pointed out that the administration's deficit forecast was far above those of independent analysts, and suggested that this exaggeration was deliberate. Do not accept simple explanations where a sinister Bushitler conspiracy is possible. First rule of NYT reportage. Second rule: Haliiburton did it. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #5 its the old play: LOOK OVER THERE LOOK LOOK LOOK (and ignore the train wreck right in front of your eyes). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-09-11 12:04:29 AM |
| #4 I loved the O'Reilly debate with him when he declared that most all of his economic predictions were wrong. LOL |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2004-09-10 2:46:23 PM |
| #3 It's amazing how, after being exposed and discredited by various people, little weasel Krugman still manages to dispense his garbage on a regular basis. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-10 1:48:48 PM |
| #2 Acme Document Authentication Service |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-10 11:55:21 AM |
| #1 Oh, Paul, you poor ignorant f*ckwit. Live in the now! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-09-10 10:35:11 AM |