Paul Krugman as a side job get's to write opinion about his ideas on economic policy. He talks about policies he thinks are best, and problems with current policy. If the government can not or is incapable of producing good policy, that really isn't his problem. The reality that our government is too stupid to do the things the President wanted to do is of no help to our economy. The reality is they didn't do it, Krugman knows they didn't and has no problem pointing out the real things they didn't do.
I get Biden and Obama might of wanted a better policy, but they didn't get it done. What is Krugman suppose to do, talk about the fantasy economy that exists in the alternate universe where they did? Why is it Krugman's problem so many of our politicians suck. Aren't we to blame for that. We voted them in. If Biden and Obama want to pass better policy, perhaps they need to do better than the horrible 2010 elections. Perhaps they should stop listening to the blue dogs (which is easier to do as so many lost last election cycle).
Krugman's job is to talk about the actual economy as it actually exists. It is Obama and Biden to get their policies past. It's our fucking job to put the people into office that don't suck ass and prevent them from doing it. Blaming Krugman as not understand governance because too many Americans elect totally ineffectual policy makers is pointless. If I wanted to read an economist column about fantastical policies that effect the world in impossible ways, I'd read George Will or Ben Stein 
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