Krugman: This Republican Economy

[Marr]

1. I agree completely with his position, though I do think he

gives Obama a bit more credit than he deserves here. Our economy is very much the right-wing dream at present, but it's largely because our political establishment as a whole-- not just the Republicans-- have been pushing this "elites first" garbage for years. Yes, the Republicans have obstructed everything they could, but the number of right-wing positions that have been wholesale adopted by the Democratic establishment is itself enough to make us a trickle-down nation.