I support Paul Krugman! [View all]

Of course, they're piling on this morning, but from the clips I've seen Paul did well, he just didn't yell as much as Scarborough. I hope someone will post the entire debate from Charlie Rose's show last night.

Most disappointing was the appearance of Jeffrey Sachs essentially supporting Joe (Sachs should know better). I suspect Sachs gets a nice payout for his frequent appearances on MJ. But he's ruining his reputation in the process. It is one thing to disagree as an academic economist. It happens all the time in academia, no surprises there. But Sachs has always struck me as a thoughtful guy, if somewhat too far right for my taste. This was just sucking up to the paymaster.

Mika, for one, ought to know better. Her own dad is an academician who was mercilessly raked over the coals for his work in the Carter Administration. I hope he's giving her a very hard time privately for her role in all this. He knows the difference between academia and lightweight show biz.

The rest of the MJ crew was just moronic. Even Eugene Robinson didn't say very much. Nobody was on to support Paul. It was a disgrace...