OK, I am a fan of Paul Krugman's NYT column and blog. Again yesterday (Monday April 9, 2011) he called out the right on their lies. He has a dedicated fan base that usually makes insightful comments and adds something to the debate, even if only anecdotal evidence at times.
And usually comments are closed by 0900-1000 (Eastern) in the morning.
But more and more they seem to be driven out by the trolls and those that just don't get it, or write long confusing posts trying to rebut his arguments (If It more than fills the screen, it is TOO LONG).
And even the NYT seems to be joining the right wing noise machine these days. The first "Highlighted" post yesterday (see) was one complaining that he cited Bush, but did not mention Obama as the source of our economic problems. Excuse Me? Is this guy a paid flak for the Koch Brothers? OK, this is where he and I part with the right wing narrative. Let's be quite clear, it was the BUSH (II) administration (remember, the Inside Trader in Chief?) who oversaw the ballooning deficit through unjustified tax cuts and putting a War of Choice (Iraq) on the national credit card. and watched (or drove?) the economy over a cliff, necessitating TARP, etc. Things the Democrats had very little control over.
Basically, I believe President Obama inherited a really shitty mess. Much of it is a legacy of thirty years of right wing and plutocratic agendas, but in no way can he be held "responsible" for our poor economy and job creation for the last two years.
We will see what happens this election cycle.
