Krugman: "McCain is Bush Made Permanent"

[bhikkhu]

Bush Made Permanent


By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: April 28, 2008

As the designated political heir of a deeply unpopular president — according to Gallup, President Bush has the highest disapproval rating recorded in 70 years of polling — John McCain should have little hope of winning in November. In fact, however, current polls show him roughly tied with either Democrat.

In part this may reflect the Democrats’ problems. For the most part, however, it probably reflects the perception, eagerly propagated by Mr. McCain’s many admirers in the news media, that he’s very different from Mr. Bush — a responsible guy, a straight talker.

But is this perception at all true? During the 2000 campaign people said much the same thing about Mr. Bush; those of us who looked hard at his policy proposals, especially on taxes, saw the shape of things to come.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/opinion/28krugman.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

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I am not so fond of Krugman now as I have been in the past, but this is a good article, and a reminder that every now and then we might take a look at our actual political opponents across the aisle.

[Double T]

1. mccain is bush. bush would be unelectable if he could run again. mccain is unelectable.

VERY FEW would be wiling to live through this HELL for another minute, certainly NOT for ANOTHER 4 MORE years!!!

[Skittles]

2. you do know the last two presidential elections were stolen, right? n/t

[Double T]

3. I don't believe the American people will be willing to have the upcoming election............

stolen for a THIRD TIME!

[Skittles]

4. what the American people want does not seem to matter anymore

remember Dick's response: "SO???" :o

[Double T]

5. I believe a THIRD ELECTION THEFT will trigger a REVOLUTION!!!

....and don't start the REVOLUTION without ME!

[Skittles]

6. I wish that were the case

but I see more people who give a shit about AMERICAN IDOL than what is happening to AMERICA :(

[Double T]

7. American Idol has ALREADY bounced out the BEST CANDIDATES.

I don't want the GE to be settling for second, third or fourth BEST candidates like American Idol will.

[AndyTiedye]

8. So Has the Democratic Primary Race

We are already down to 4th or 5th best, unfortunately.

[Double T]

10. So ABSOLUTELY TRUE!!

[Skittles]

9. we've already settling for less than stellar candidates n/t

[Double T]

11. This is the American Way; eliminate the BEST and settle for MUCH LESS!!

Very SAD state of our affairs.