Krugman calls his fellow "Progressives" to arms

As you may well know, I consider Paul Krugman a partisan political hack, and an embarrassment to his former profession of economist, one which gave him some credibility many years ago.

His ego (like fellow NYT columnist Thomas Friedman) is WAY out of control, and not even the influence of the NYT public editor can keep his excessive nonsense contained.

("An Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times who makes an error 'is expected to promptly correct it in the column."That’s the established policy of Gail Collins, editor of the editorial page. Her written policy encourages “a uniform approach, with the correction made at the bottom of the piece.

Two weeks have passed since my previous post spelled out the errors made by columnist Paul Krugman in writing about news media recounts of the 2000 Florida vote for president. Mr. Krugman still hasn’t been required to comply with the policy by publishing a formal correction. Ms. Collins hasn’t offered any explanation.")

Yet here he is once again, calling on fellow "Progressives" to wage "war" on common sense solutions in favor of polarizing partisanship.

("But any attempt to change America's direction, to implement a real progressive agenda, will necessarily be highly polarizing. Proposals for universal health care, in particular, are sure to face a firestorm of partisan opposition. And fundamental change can't be accomplished by a politician who shuns partisanship.")

I hope he's successful in his quest.

It will set the "Progressive" cause back some 40 years, putting it back in the 60s where it got it's current direction.

Maybe starting all over again is just the thing they need to help them develop common sense about the real issues we face in the 21st century.