Sanders Over the Edge (when Hill said he apparently didn't do his homework) - Krugman [View all]
Sanders Over the Edge
Its one thing for the Sanders campaign to point to Hillary Clintons Wall Street connections, which are real, although the question should be whether they have distorted her positions, a case the campaign has never even tried to make. But recent attacks on Mrs. Clinton as a tool of the fossil fuel industry are just plain
dishonest, and speak of a campaign that has lost its ethical moorings.
And then there was Wednesdays rant about how Mrs. Clinton is not qualified to be president.
What probably set that off was a recent interview of Mr. Sanders by The Daily News, in which he repeatedly seemed unable to respond when pressed to go beyond his usual slogans. Mrs. Clinton, asked about that interview, was careful in her choice of words, suggesting that he hadnt done his homework.
But Mr. Sanders wasnt careful at all, declaring that what he considers Mrs. Clintons past sins, including her support for trade agreements and her vote to authorize the Iraq war for which she has apologized make her totally unfit for office.
This is really bad, on two levels. Holding people accountable for their past is O.K., but imposing a standard of purity, in which any compromise or misstep makes you the moral equivalent of the bad guys, isnt. Abraham Lincoln didnt meet that standard; neither did F.D.R. Nor, for that matter, has Bernie Sanders (think guns).
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.... Needless to say, Krugman has established himself as a confederate of the devil, with this
horrrrrible, sacreligious column. But I still think he's worth saving.