Comments on: Krugman: Obama Sounds Like Bush on Economy

By: Princeliberty

Princeliberty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:41:24 +0000

Krugman is a man with a great faith in his own fantasy world.
He actually believes if you can only get smart enough group of central planners that can distribute economics resources better than the market.

Krugman can calm down, the second stimulis is coming!

By: Princeliberty

Princeliberty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:41:24 +0000

Krugman can calm down, the second stimulis is coming!

By: 6eorge Jetson

6eorge Jetson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:04:29 +0000

Bottom of the barrel Stroh’s. I’m not sure now which of the two we were mocking.

By: Flagstaff

Flagstaff — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:55:43 +0000

By: kyle8

kyle8 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:39:22 +0000

at least nothing more than childish anti-capitalism and anti-Americanism.

In fact it hasn’t meant diddly squat since they gave the peace prize to AssHair Yellowfat.

By: aesthete

aesthete — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:39:17 +0000

How a man whose predictions have been so wrong can still be hailed as a Cassandra. I haven’t read the work for which he got the Nobel (if I remember correctly, it was on international economics), but I do know that his particular brand of Keynesianism would even make John Maynard Keynes (who was quite brilliant, if wrong) blush from shame.

By: Flagstaff

Flagstaff — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:33:14 +0000

it was for a specific and narrow area of Economics. Yet even his supporters can suggest that it may have been politically motivated to boost Obama. From a responder to Marginal Revolution (blog).

I am myself a big fan of Krugman’s, but I can’t help wondering: given the situation in the world economy, the upcoming presidential election, Krugman’s vocal endorsement of Obama and given the Swedes’ intense preference for a president Obama, you do the math…

I am sorry about saying this out loud. I share these preferences, and I remember thinking last week: “wouldn’t it be awesome if Krugman won, it could boost the Obama campaign even further.” And now this… It is just too good to be true.

Posted by: Tiedemies at Oct 13, 2008 7:48:41 AM

It’s very hard to take Krugman seriously, because he makes so many assertions against nature. But maybe even he can see writing on the wall if it’s in Crayola.

Maybe the comment last week should have been “When you’ve lost Helen Thomas and Paul Krugman, you’re in trouble.”

By: Flagstaff

Flagstaff — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:06 +0000

They miss a lot.

OTOH, it may be that some have been pointing it out, but nobody is reporting it.

I’m still torn between “cunning” and “incompetent” for the Dems.

By: Mike gamecock DeVine

Mike gamecock DeVine — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:48:26 +0000

rather than now.

By: DFLer

DFLer — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:32:25 +0000

Krugman has never much liked the guy (Obama), going back to when he shredded Obama’s health care and economic policy proposals during the primaries.

He’s been tepid since the nomination and election, never reluctant to shred (or praise). He complained a lot about the stimulus in February when it was being written, saying it wasn’t targeted well and that it was too small. I think most people here would agree with Krugman that it wasn’t targeted well, while disagreeing with Krugman on the size.

By: drothgery

drothgery — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:46:27 +0000

… that if nearly $2 trillion in ’stimulus’ hasn’t done much good (between Stimulus I under Bush, Stimulus II under Obama, TARP and the other bailouts), even Obama is going to think calling for more just might not be a good idea.