Krugman on Public Option: Republicans = nonsense

The middle twenty senators are all Democrats.

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He got that exactly right.

By NewEnglandBob (not verified) on 24 Aug 2009 #permalink

Got to love Krugman.

There really are a lot of shared traits between a good professor and a good policy pundit (and even advocate). Being able to communicate clearly and cut through BS are big ones.