Dean Baker: Dana Milbank Missed the Health Care Reform Act

[ProSense]

Dean Baker: Dana Milbank Missed the Health Care Reform Act

This is the only thing that readers can infer from his reference to President Obama's "refusal to propose a viable solution" to the debt problem. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office projects that the health care bill approved by Congress last year will trim tens of trillions of dollars off the long-term deficit. One can only conclude that Milbank wasn't aware of the bill in making this accusation.

Krugman: "Mr. Obama...has done more to rein in long-run deficits than any previous president."

[JTFrog]

1. K&R

[ProSense]

3. People like Milbank ignore

the health care law, but have no problem hyping Ryan, whose plan makes an absolutely ludicrous claim about repealing it.

[Tippy]

2. K&R

[tridim]

4. It's become crystal clear that pundits just aren't very smart.

I've given them plenty benefit of the doubt, but their records always prove them wrong. They're either dumb or have an agenda contrary to their official credentials.

Fool me once, shame, shame on.