Sometimes I wonder if DUers know you DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE between Obama or Krugman

[wndycty]

Seriously, some folks on DU really concern me with their knee jerk reactions to policy disagreements between Krugman and Obama.

Krugman knows his shit.

Obama knows his shit.

And people who know their shit don't always disagree and often times respect and considers the other person's stance.

And I bet they their reactions to one another are not at all like the reactions of the DUers who feel they must take sides.

RELAX!

PS--Same applies to Frank Rich as well.

[BlooInBloo]

1. Rich's (mis-)characterization was shitty...

But I still love both him and Krugman. And Obama.

[JamesA1102]

14. Can't stand Rich

He repeatedly lied about Al Gore in 2000 in order to trash him which help get us Bush. Now he is doing the same to Obama.

[AlCzervik]

2. Now you don't, it's possible to like Krugman, Obama and Frank Rich.

start calling Krugman and Rich freepers you lose credibility. Not directed at you Op.

[JamesA1102]

15. Rich is a freeper

Just look at how he treated Al Gore in 2000. You can't excuse that.

[sandnsea]

3. Unintended Consequences

Obama is responsible for them. Krugman and Rich aren't. I think that's the difference in the way they approach problem solving. The solution might be clear - until you're the one who has to deal with the problem if it blows up in your face. When that becomes clear, you might decide to take a more incremental approach.

[BeFree]

6. And

Obama has to deal, today, with problems that have been festering for up to 5 years.

All the writers have to do is meet today's deadline.

[mopinko]

10. they don't have to get their columns approved by congress, either.

they don't have to make them work in the real world. theory is easy. governing is different.

[BeFree]

12. Good work

Great work, if you can get it. Sit on your ass and make shit up, while Obama has so many things pulling at him.....

We are lucky the repubs are out of the WH. At least there's a bit of hope left.
If it were McPalin in there now... could you imagine? I'd friggin' quit, just flat out quit.

[CTyankee]

20. In all fairness to at least Krugman, he isn't "making shit up." He does cite the actual

experience of Japan, to which he likens Obama's approach, in recent history and how it took 10 years for Japan's economy to recover, while the Swedish approach proved more successful. I would argue that neither Japan nor Sweden (especially) is the U.S. Both countries have basic government supports for people that we don't have such as universal health care and that can make a big difference in how the people can ride out a bad economic storm.

Rich is more of a bloviator; altho I often agree with him. He doesn't cite actual experience in markets, for instance. He has his opinions. I read him. I make up my own mind as I am not a little child...

[Captain Hilts]

4. Well said! It's possible to like both. But this an 'all or nothing' crowd here.

Rich helped give us GWB, so he's still on my 'shit' list.

[tishaLA]

5. Both are brilliant. Both are fallible.

I hope we choose the right path. It's that simple.

[applegrove]

8. Yup.

[blm]

23. another well made point.....

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[OHdem10]

7. Thanks this is what I have been saying.

[stillcool]

9. What fun would that be?

the attack, counter-attack is where it's at. It's like the primary days. I see some old posters returning to get in the act.

[Jennicut]

13. Yeah, how convenient to show up now.

[yowzayowzayowza]

11. Also, there are likely multiple solutions to our current...

predicament. Question is: at what cost in dollars and time.

Imho, the nationalization route ignores the foreign policy ramifications of cleaning out overseas ownership who could resort to extortion via our energy supply. That could make the Great Depression look like a picnic.

[babylonsister]

16. True. Hard to believe!

:rofl:

[LittleBlue]

17. I fear Obama does not "know his shit"

and is being led by two disingenuous men in Geithner and Summers.

[Frank Booth]

18. Yeah, but from reading this site, I've come to understand that either

Krugman's right about everything all the time and never makes mistakes; or
Obama's right about everything all the time and never makes mistakes.

I'm just trying to figure out which one's right.

I've already discerned that Obama and Krugman are mortal enemies.

[Norrin Radd]

19. I choose Krugman's cat

[mopinko]

21. it looks just like him.

i thought only dogs did that.

[ErinBerin84]

26. oh my god, it does!

LOL...now I'm imagining someone starting a Twitter account of Krugman's cat.

[Norrin Radd]

27. He has one named Doris Lessing

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/my-cat-wins/

[blm]

22. Well said.....reminds me of a reply Michael O'Donoghue once gave to a silly interview query...

The questioner asked if he was a dog or cat person....MO'D said "Why would anyone think you have to choose?"

[Reterr]

24. Agreed

This is the stupidest DU "war"-choosing between an intelligent, progressive voice like Krugman and Obama. I like them both. I really just dislike the kind of knee jerk stupidity that declares Krugman a Freeper blah blah....

This forum has really jumped the shark.

[Peacetrain]

25. Thumbs up!!

[Political Heretic]

28. Agreed.

[chimpymustgo]

29. Good post.

[noiretextatique]

30. a good reminder. as i told a "true believer" the other day

they are starting to sound as wacky as the wingnuts. obama obviously has thick skin and doesn't need a bunch of board nannies defending him at every turn.