Let Them Eat Back-Issues -

Let Them Eat Back-Issues - Donald Luskin of Keep Them Poor And Stupid, and Silvain Galineau of Chicago Boyz both tear into Paul Krugman's latest smear effort.

Galineau starts by quoting Krugman:

" Think it's more than a bit of a reach to claim that the real objectives of conservatives and their tax-cuts are poverty, illness and ignorance? That's nothing compared to what Krugman says in his new book. There he states that the Bush administration is part of the rise of a 'revolutionary power' comparable to rise of 'totalitarian regimes in the 1930's' [page 5]. To the objectives of poverty, illness and injury Krugman adds, 'a country ...possibly -- in which elections are only a formality' [page 8].

Galineau continues:

I love the smell of liberal sweat in the morning. Well, not really, but you get my drift. And yes, Krugman does argue that the deliberate objective of conservative tax cuts are poverty, illness and ignorance for the masses. Which makes sense, when you think about it. You can make so much more money when everybody is poor, ignorant and ill; just watch all those businesses getting in line to move to Africa, for instance. Brings a tear of joy to the eye of every self-respecting capitalist. "

The frustrating part is that so many of my liberal friends still think of Krugman as a credible source of information on the economy. He's from Princeton and the Times, dammit!

But his stridency is starting to worry even a few of my friends that support him.

So let's keep paying out the rope. As long has he's pulling...

Posted by Mitch at September 17, 2003 06:03 AM