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18. Gotta feel sorry for Krugman

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 01:29 PM

May 2012

It would be like having a debate with a goat in the middle of the herd. Every time the head goat says "Baaaaa!" the other goats chime in with "Baaaaa!" It doesn't make any sense, but it does make a lot of noise. That much is indisputable. And Krugman correctly points out that the more obscure the historical reference proffered by the Paulbots, the more likely it is a smokescreen, designed to appeal to the dim mists of lost time. Rep. Paul may be an idiot, but he's not quite stupid enough to actually debate economics with a Nobel laureate.

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