[1rudeboy]

We miss you, Willie. Come back and tell us why Krugman's a genius.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Krugman-cockroach ping to Today show list.

[Brilliant]

"more than a few families would notice the disappearance of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid."


That's exactly right, Paul, and the WILL NOTICE.

It's going to be interesting to see the Dems breach the social security promis after claiming that there is no crisis, and no need for the GOP to revamp the program.

[maryz]

As a long-suffering civil servant once told me, bad policy ideas are like cockroaches: you can flush them down the toilet, but they keep coming back

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't a "long-suffering civil servant" have a great deal more experience with policy ideas of the left than of the right?

BTW, would this be former Enron advisor Paul Krugman? ;-)

(Almost as ubiquitous as "It's Bush's fault," but I couldn't resist!)

[Sooth2222]

"more than a few families would notice the disappearance of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid."

Most families - the vast majority of families - wouldn't notice the disappearance of Medicaid, and that's a fact. Many might notice the disappearance of Social Security and Medicare, but that's not the majority of government programs.

I don't see how Princeton University manages to keep its reputation inact when it hires its faculty straight out of the looney bin.

[MurryMom]

Only the neocons presently ruling Washington are capable of believing the lies about forged Niger uranium documents, aluminum tubes allegedly intended for use as uranium hexafluoride centrifuges even though other essential centrifuge parts were missing and the uranium did not exist other than in the focrged Niger documents, the fallacy of a need for SS reform even though it is now running a surplus greater than $172 billion yearly and rising, the short-lived story that Mark Foley was a Democrat (squelched as soon as national media became involved), scurillous allegations by Republicans that elected Democrats were somehow involved in the Abramoff criminal matters, and the idea that victory in Iraq can be achieved by a surge in troop strength (even the term "victory" seems to have a have an unstable definition).

Republicans don't deny they are involved in efforts to suppress minority votes, but they still cling to the false belief that voter fraud would skyrocket without their vote suppression efforts. Republicans then wonder why minority votes for Democratic candidates have approached 90% in recent elections.

Krugman's story is supported by the historical record. It's a shame he doesn't have a full page every day to report all of the lies, deceptions, and bigotry fostered by Bush and numerous others in his administration. I expect that events of the coming months will bring out Krugman's points in spades.

[Pharmboy]

He is a socialist down to his marrow, as is essentially everyone else on that miserable rag. What separates him from the others is a mean streak a mile wide.

[samtheman]

Let's line up the predictions of Krugman, along with the dates he made those predictions, and go down the list one-by-one and see how he's doing.

[RayStacy]

"And how does Krugman prove that Armey was lying? By noting that "more than a few families would notice the disappearance of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid." No doubt. There's only one problem. Republicans never called for the abolition of any of those programs"

And THAT is the problem. And Krugman is 100% correct -- abolish those programs and I'd notice right fast. I'd have SO much more money in my pocket.

[listenhillary]

http://www.amazon.com/Economics-Paul-Krugman/dp/1572591501/sr=8-5/qid=1167400592/ref=pd_bbs_5/104-5649420-4669502?ie=UTF8&s=books

Krugman should practice what he preaches and sell his economics textbook for $10 so the little people going to college can afford it.
$140 for a textbook?

[NeoCaveman]

Krugman has predicted 9 of the last zero recessions.

[3AngelaD]

EWWWW. It will take me all day to get the mental image of Krugman stripped to the waist out of my head. He has long been a nasty piece of work, and I try to avoid the "economic commentary" he spews. The guy is a Marxist in heavy denial who hates his own country.

[y6162]

Nice thing about Krugman is that he's the coal mine parakeet of the left He has been wrong about virtually everything.

[Lx]

I really dislike Bill O'Reilly but he literally beat Krugman to death in a debate. Krugman looked like an emasculated wet poodle when BOR was done.

[Nuc1]

As a proud cockroach I must say that in the end we will take over the world.

[hosepipe]

[ By noting that "more than a few families would notice the disappearance of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid." No doubt. There's only one problem. Republicans never called for the abolition of any of those programs. So who's lying now? ]

IF the democrats sunset-ed the Social Security System(SSA) which is PURE socialism... PURE socialism.. Most republicans would gouge out their EYES.. throw dust in the air.. and rip their clothing.. and get all compassionate...

So much for anti-socialist republicans..

[Lee'sGhost]

Who is Paul Krugman?

[Luke21]

I dunno how the homeless would buy their beer and cigarettes without that disability pay from Social Security.