Reply #93: I don't think that they are putting him on a pedestal. [View All]

[Luminous Animal]

I think that people are trying to understand what is going on here and Krugman has been, for 8 years, an excellent source of explaining complex economic issues to DU and others on the left. Now that he disagrees with Obama's economic strategy, many folks here, rather than offer constructive criticism of Krugman's criticism, attack him with insults and smears.

There are many progressive economists who have had an appreciative audience here on DU for years... most of them now are offering some pretty harsh criticism of Obama's economic plan. The difference between then and now, vis a vis DU's reaction, is that they are now criticizing a Democrat.