Beware the Wolves in Sheeps clothing. I have serious concerns about the agenda of the legion of Clintonites and their Blue ‘Conservadem’ lap dogs, including Krugman.
The Clinton Legacy is not only marred by a sex scandal, it is neck deep in economic betrayal- NAFTA,Modernization Act…
In fact the Clinton era not only failed to defend the Carter years, but help solidify the misnomer about his ‘weakness’ and ‘ineptitude’. The Recession was in full swing before Carter, and the Iran situation was brewing as soon as the Shaw was handed Power. Not to mention the fact that some back room deals were going on which undermined his authority- aka Iran Contra, something that was never fully investigated to expose who really was pulling the stirngs before that election.Something Clinton could have revisited.
As for the Greed Doctrine openly practiced and flaunted on Wall Street- no concept of ethics or foresight into the ramifications- Who was teaching these students of Economics and Business which laid not only the Ground work, but Developed the shortsighted operating mission statements.Who failed to teach ethics and deductive reasoning, making both obsolete concepts when their theories were applied in the real world?
Having a neice with a PhD in Economics- This culture of greed and apathy is a learned behavior, a form of indoctrinations, and it’s started in our insitutions of Higher Learning. Mr. Krugman would you be willing to share with US your cirriculum for the last 3 decades? Do you expect US to believe you were swimming against the pervasive current of Supply side and Trickle Down economics?when it has been shown to be the mainstay theory which guided Reagan, HW and Clinton?Two admins of which you had affiliations with?
Seems to me ‘youngsters’ like Geithner were students after this ideology had already taken root in our Universities.Essentially the finger pointing at the Wall Streeters and Bankers is a way to deflect blame away from the mentors and on the backs of the proteges.
Until Krugman can prove he was not part of the problem which was created over 2 decades ago- I will continue to take his opinions with a grain of salt- ‘Thou Protest too much’

I listened in amazement to the testimony Mr. Gingrich provided in opposition to the cap-and-trade energy bill.  Basically he denied all science that suggests the earth is in any kind of ecological danger, even to the point of stating that half of Antarctica is actually getting colder these days.  I imagine that there were many political giants in the days of Noah proclaiming that a serious drought was on its way.  But realistically, I suspect Newt was merely providing his typical obstructionist attitudes rather than presenting anything scientifically concrete.  In his mind, it’s more important to block all progressive action than considering any remotely useful commentary.

I wonder during this time of trials of our nation, why so few of our so called leaders are echoing what Mr. Krugman is saying?

They seem always to look for the easy way out, to placate and sooth, and therapize our reactions.

Has our nation grown so tepid in it’s love for freedom that this is the depth of it’s response?

If this is the case then, our troubles with the right have only just begun.