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Talk to Krugman's Hand
I'm one of the many Paul Krugman acolytes who is thrilled over his winning the Nobel Prize. I'm an avid reader of his columns, blog and books. I even manage to peruse some of his academic stuff when I'm feelin' wonky. He of course won the prize for his work on international trade patterns and economic geography not the column. Although most of the attention he has received in the popular press is for his regular column in the NYT and the complimentary blog where he has offered scathing reviews of the Prez and his people.
Krugman has been able to train his analytical thought processes and liberal philosophy on the destructive inclinations of Bush era policies and create a narrative for what went wrong in the intervening years of the Bush presidency. He was just on This Week with George S. and was forced to match wits with that well known economic genius George Will. Dr. Krugman somehow managed to rebut Will's assertion that the troubles in the financial markets are attitudinal not systemic.
His brutal honesty in assessing the dismal failures of movement conservatism as exercised through the current occupiers of the administration has made him a lightning rod for the wrath of conservative bloviators. I've lost count of how many times Bill O'Reilly has referred to Krugman as a socialist. I'm sure there will be plenty more howling from right wing pundits that were already reeling from Al Gore's Nobel Prize selection last year.
Krugman has been able to train his analytical thought processes and liberal philosophy on the destructive inclinations of Bush era policies and create a narrative for what went wrong in the intervening years of the Bush presidency. He was just on This Week with George S. and was forced to match wits with that well known economic genius George Will. Dr. Krugman somehow managed to rebut Will's assertion that the troubles in the financial markets are attitudinal not systemic.
His brutal honesty in assessing the dismal failures of movement conservatism as exercised through the current occupiers of the administration has made him a lightning rod for the wrath of conservative bloviators. I've lost count of how many times Bill O'Reilly has referred to Krugman as a socialist. I'm sure there will be plenty more howling from right wing pundits that were already reeling from Al Gore's Nobel Prize selection last year.
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