Paul Krugman: Economist(?); NYT OpEd contributor; fool.

Krugman never ceases to amaze me, although this may never be topped.

Intelligence squared hosted a debate on national health care. Of course Commissar Krugman was on the “Of Course We Should Have It!” side along with a Canadian bureaucrat or two.

From the transcript, with a hat tip to Club for Growth…

**PAUL KRUGMAN**
And private insurance? That’s the thing, I— Actually, can I just —I wanted to ask a question. And—

**JOHN DONVAN [MODERATOR]**
Please—please do—

**PAUL KRUGMAN**
—and I wanted to ask, actually two questions, to the audience. First, how many Canadians, would Canadians in the room please raise your hands. [ONE PERSON APPLAUDS, LAUGHTER]

**JOHN DONVAN**
We have about seven hands going up—

**PAUL KRUGMAN**
Okay, not as many as I thought. Okay, of those of you who are not on the panel who are Canadians,, how many of you think you have a terrible health care system. [PAUSE] One, two—

**JOHN DONVAN**
We see—almost all of the same hands going up. [LAUGHTER]

**PAUL KRUGMAN**
Bad move on my part. [APPLAUSE]

I’d like to add something witty here, but I think the Commissar has pretty well covered the bases.