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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:48 AM Original message |
Krugman: What Would I Have Done? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. "My reservoir of trust is now completely drained. And I know I’m not alone". |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
52. No, he's not alone n/t |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. Then there is the arm-chair quarterbacking: |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Krugman |
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dpbrown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. All the Democrats had to do was nothing, and the Bush tax cuts would have expired |
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Raine1967 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. This is patently false. |
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dpbrown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-02-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #42 |
61. Wake up, they were extended proactively under the Democratically controlled Congress |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Krugman is qualified to be and could be in the administration |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
54. I wish Krugman and Reich were in the cabinet! n/t |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. I guess that Nobel Prize Krugman won means |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
55. Probably means about as much as Obama's peace prize means to you. n/t |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
71. apparently the hack Krugman(and no I am NOT an Obama kool-aid drinker) doesnt do enough research on |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-02-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
64. Seriously. That is just ludicrous. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. agree w Krugman |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:56 AM Original message |
K & R. n/t |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. Paul Krugman is an economist, not a politician. nt |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. If he were a politician, that would affect his economics, a la "Faith Based Economics". nt |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. So, in other words ... |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. As to |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Disagree with Krugman if you will |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. His rationalization is we had a few days more than they said? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. "If I Were In The House" |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Good point |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Okay, there's one |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I don't think he has changed his mind |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. I"m not sure |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. We need some balls in our court. Bravo Mr. Krugman. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
14. Purely speculation on his part; it's always different when you're sitting in the 'Big Chair'. |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. What matters |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. However, It would have done Obama well to listen |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. Who cares? You're a fucking columnist. |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Obama once called |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. And who cares about what you say, you're just |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Him and his stupid Nobel prize! |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. You show how smart you are with the insult, and |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. it's all so easy from the comfort of his keyboard. |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Well, |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. What good are arguments you agree with if they go nowhere |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. That's an understandable argument, anyway |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. And it's easy to criticize Krugman from the comfort |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I'm not going around bragging about how "I" could do it so |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. He was referring to the economic debt compromise only |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
56. That doesnt mean anything. The point is there are no consequences to Krugman's statements nt |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-02-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. So, he has no write to right about his |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. It's so easy to criticize Krugman from the comfort of your |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
32. Krugman would do nothing because he will never be in the position. He has never run for any office, |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. So that makes Krugman's economic analysis |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
34. He would have "made a statement????" |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. No, of course not |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Only the President can say that? |
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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. This is about what the President should do. |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Go back |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Well it would probably be a strongly worded statement. |
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melissaf (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
35. Krugman can cram it |
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Puglover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Ugh |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. He wasn't writing about politics, he was writing about |
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melissaf (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Then all the Obama hatin' |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. He actually said there were |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
69. +100 |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
57. Amen to that. I remember how Professor Krugman was against HCR before he was for it. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-02-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Repeating that odd interpretation of his position doesn't make it true. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #62 |
67. Repeating it doesnt make it true, but the facts do. n/t |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 08:20 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Yes, and the fact is that Krugman isn't a fan of HCR in the form it took |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
38. recommended |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
41. "Well, I hate to say this, but I don’t believe them." LOFL!!!! Great base for an argument... |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
50. So, those that attack and/or hate Krugman for what he said, or |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
53. K&R |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
59. k & r !! n/t |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
60. Krugman speaks the truth! |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-02-11 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
65. K&R But Krugman is only speaking for thinking people. |
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xocet (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-02-11 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
66. K & too late for R |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
70. Wow! Someone who never liked President Obama still doesn't like President Obama |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
72. all left side punditry is suspect because they do not factor in the right's most important weapon |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
73. "I would have made a statement." |
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