Paul Kruman's Certainly Unhappy

Paul Krugman's Certainly Unhappy

As Michael Kinsley lamented, good news for the country is upsetting news for Democrats who would like to see Bush defeated.

To wit, Paul Krugman.


"The capture of Saddam Hussein has produced a great outpouring of relief among both Iraqis and Americans. He's no longer taunting us from hiding; he was a monster and deserves whatever fate awaits him. But we shouldn't let war supporters use the occasion of Saddam's capture to rewrite the recent history of U.S. foreign policy, to draw a veil over the way the nation was misled into war."

And then there's this howler: "The security situation remains terrible; the economy remains moribund; gasoline shortages and power outages continue."


The security situation remains terrible? How many attacks have we suffered in the last two years. As the recent week's news shows, our greatest security problem remains Clinton and Carter-appointed judges who undermine domestic security.

The economy remains moribund? He must be just catching up with 2002 news.

Gasoline shortages and power outages continue? Well, Californians rid themselves of Gray Davis, Democrats stand in the way of plentiful gasoline, and the northeast power outage is a consequence of policies Bush inherited and Clinton purposefully sustained at the behest of environmentalists.