Politely put, “it sometimes seems” they are Midases in reverse. But make no mistake: “Everything they touch — from Iraq reconstruction to hurricane relief, from prescription drug coverage to the pursuit of Osama — turns to crud.” That’s Paul Krugman this morning being frank about the Bullshitter-in-Chief and his Chief of Bullshit. Let’s not begrudge Krugman the courteous “sometimes seems” and the euphemistic “crud.” He’s not writing a blog. And he can’t use photos like this.
— Tireless Staff of Thousands