Krugman: "it’s better than what I expected over the weekend"

[Renew Deal]

"Overall, enough sweetener has been added to diminish, but not eliminate, the bitterness of the disappointment."

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/the-deal

[aquart]

1. He does this almost every time.

He KNOWS it's all wrong but he still tries to justify what he's been saying is wrong all along.

[stray cat]

2. so he always lies?

[Taverner]

3. Me thinks he, like all of us, is sick to death of all the bad news

Because that's all we get: bad news

[aquart]

7. No. Tries to work with it in his own mind, I think.

[bigtree]

4. oh, brother

the drama:eyes:

[SidDithers]

6. It's everywhere, isn't it...nt

Sid

[neverforget]

5. Here's the rest of that quote: So, was this worth it? I’d still say no,

although it’s better than what I expected over the weekend. It still greatly increases the chances of the Bush tax cuts being made permanent — especially because the front-loading of the stimulative stuff actually worsens Obama’s 2012 electoral prospects.

Oh and Krugman also says that Obama is overpromising:

Oh, and he’s overpromising again:

“It’s not perfect, but this compromise is an essential step on the road to recovery,” Mr. Obama said. “It will stop middle-class taxes from going up. It will spur our private sector to create millions of new jobs, and add momentum that our economy badly needs.”

Millions of new jobs? Millions? Not by my arithmetic.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

8. Thank you for adding that --

Talk about cherry picking....

[neverforget]

9. I hate it when people do that......talk about spin

[KansasVoter]

10. Way to leave off the rest of the quote! Do you work for Fox news??