Krugman: Unconventional
Unconventional
No, I didnt watch it. In the immortal words of Barbara Bush, why should I waste my beautiful mind on that?
Still, I get the essence. The GOP campaign is based on five main themes, three negative and two positive.
Negative:
The claim that Obama denigrated businessmen, saying that they didnt build their own firms which isnt true.
The claim that Obama has gutted Medicare to pay for the expansion of health insurance which isnt true.
The claim that Obama has eliminated the work requirement for welfare which isnt true.
Positive:
The claim that Ryan has a plan to balance the budget which isnt true.
The claim that Romney has a plan for economic recovery which isnt true. (The Economist: The Romney Programme for Economic Recovery, Growth and Jobs is like Fifty Shades of Grey without the sex).
It seems to me that theres a pattern here, but I cant quit figure it out. The editorial page has some ideas.
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http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/29/unconventional/