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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKrugman: Galt / Gekko 2012
Paul Ryan for VP or, as Romney said in the press conference, the next president of the United States. I did say Galt/Gekko, not Gekko/Galt.
There is, I gather, lots of horse-race speculation: Its a disaster! No, it changes the conversation away from Bain and those missing tax returns! I have no idea whos right.
What I do know is that anyone who believes in Ryans carefully cultivated image as a brave, honest policy wonk has been snookered. Mark Thoma reviews selected pieces Ive written about Ryan; he is, in fact, a big fraud, who doesnt care at all about fiscal responsibility, and whose policy proposals are sloppy as well as dishonest. Of course, this means that hell fit in to the Romney campaign just fine.
As I said, I have no idea how this will play politically. But it does look like a move from weakness, rather than strength; Romney obviously felt he needed a VP who will get people to stop talking about him.
There is, I gather, lots of horse-race speculation: Its a disaster! No, it changes the conversation away from Bain and those missing tax returns! I have no idea whos right.
What I do know is that anyone who believes in Ryans carefully cultivated image as a brave, honest policy wonk has been snookered. Mark Thoma reviews selected pieces Ive written about Ryan; he is, in fact, a big fraud, who doesnt care at all about fiscal responsibility, and whose policy proposals are sloppy as well as dishonest. Of course, this means that hell fit in to the Romney campaign just fine.
As I said, I have no idea how this will play politically. But it does look like a move from weakness, rather than strength; Romney obviously felt he needed a VP who will get people to stop talking about him.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/galt-gekko-2012/?smid=tw-NytimesKrugman&seid=auto
We aren't done talking about his majesty's taxes, Paul - this is just a weekend diversion.
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Krugman: Galt / Gekko 2012 (Original Post)
Ruby the Liberal
Aug 2012
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cali
(114,904 posts)1. spot-fucking-on, Paul.
alterfurz
(2,475 posts)2. Vulture/Voucher
Bain/Pain
FlipFlop/FlimFlam
"Take the RMoney & Ryan"
oh, this is gonna be fun!
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)3. Ha!
Those are great!
applegrove
(118,832 posts)4. LOL! Brilliant!!!
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)5. That's a classic! Kudos to Paul Krugman!
aquart
(69,014 posts)6. Wait. Isn't it Gekko/Galt?