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Krugman Drinks the Punch
October 19, 2007 9:58 AM
The New York Times' liberal columnist Paul Krugman reads "Political Punch," apparently.
Or, at least he read THIS ENTRY.
From his column today: "Here's an example of the sort of thing that makes you wonder (about Democrats): yesterday ABC News reported on its Web site that the Clinton campaign is holding a 'Rural Americans for Hillary' lunch and campaign briefing — at the offices of the Troutman Sanders Public Affairs Group, which lobbies for the agribusiness and biotech giant Monsanto. You don't have to be a Naderite to feel uncomfortable about the implied closeness. I'd put it this way: many progressives, myself included, hope that the next president will be another F.D.R. But we worry that he or she will turn out to be another Grover Cleveland instead -- better-intentioned and much more competent than the current occupant of the White House, but too dependent on lobbyists' money to seriously confront the excesses of our new Gilded Age."
October 19, 2007 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (2)
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nice double entendre. and Krugman identifies the exact issue I've been wrestling with: on one hand, Clinton is the most progressive candidates (exhibits A and B, her health care and work/life proposals), but on the other hand, she's establishment.
Posted by: cordelia525 | Oct 20, 2007 9:11:00 AM
Interesting plight for him, he is part of a paper which gives out national secrets, condemns our troops and he wants another FDR, does he not know FDR would of closed the paper down and put him in jail.
FDR was a socialist but he did have the will to protect America when needed. I consider him a cross between a Republican and a Lib
Posted by: spock | Oct 19, 2007 11:19:59 AM
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