Paul Krugman Is Really Pissed At Obama

by Glynnis MacNicol | 9:55 am, January 21st, 2010

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Wow. It would seem that in a very short period of time President Obama has not only lost a lot of independent support (i.e. Massachusetts…those folks were not all Tea Partiers, by a long shot) but he may be losing his core support also. There were signs that hard core Liberals were getting frustrated with the President late last year when it became apparent he was not going to go to bat for the public option, but that’s nothing compared this scathing blog post titled “He Wasn’t The One We’ve Been Waiting For” [!!!] from fellow Nobel Prize winner and Liberal stalwart Paul Krugman. It’s a doozy.

Health care reform — which is crucial for millions of Americans — hangs in the balance. Progressives are desperately in need of leadership; more specifically, House Democrats need to be told to pass the Senate bill, which isn’t what they wanted but is vastly better than nothing. And what we get from the great progressive hope, the man who was offering hope and change, is this:

[Quotes Obama]

In short, “Run away, run away”!

Maybe House Democrats can pull this out, even with a gaping hole in White House leadership. Barney Frank seems to have thought better of his initial defeatism. But I have to say, I’m pretty close to giving up on Mr. Obama, who seems determined to confirm every doubt I and others ever had about whether he was ready to fight for what his supporters believed in.

And…scene. That has got to hurt. Also, it’s worrisome for the White House: if Krugman decides to turn this into a theme for his print columns (this was a blog post) he could do some real damage. That said, hyperbole much? Also? It is January, I’d say there’s at least a 50% chance Krugman will be penning and Obama Returns post before the year is out.

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JimW

Is somebody honestly suggesting that the House pass the Senate version of the healthcare bill with all the unfair entitlements attached? Really? Even after Massachusetts? The American people (who don’t want it) will crucify the Democrats and Obama. Since Waterloo was once mentioned, it is true! Napoleon lost everything for a battle he had no hopes of winning. Like Paul Krugman, his ego got way ahead of him. Even after the Revolution, he was proclaimed Emperor, but it wasn’t good enough. Wow…
Jim R

Krugman is right on and I hope he keeps pounding. Obama is turning into little more than a corporate shill with his cowtowing to the powers that be.

How’s that working out for you, Rahm? They’ve practically got a full house of Goldman Sachs alumni shilling at Treasury, and now they want progressives/liberals to eat this piece of corporate trash in the Senate?

One would have hoped after Clinton triangulated and stole Republican issues, and subsequently endured a virtual politcial coup by Republicans; that Obama would have known the only issue that matters to conservatives is taking the country back so they can continue stealing us all blind.
http://www.nukethefridge.com MartiniShark

Some of the problems Obama is suffering from right now are self-induced. The past few weeks they have been on a crusade to demonize the banking industry with their criticism of the bonuses going out, but they could only payout bonuses if they are turning a profit, which was why they were bailed out in the first place. So now he wants to punish them for surviving? Also, who is currently ranked among the bankers? This administration, so are they demonizing themselves?

This administration is also beholden to the unions, which calls to mind another paradox; one of Obama’s solutions for helping out GM was to have them sell Chinese-made automobiles here in the States. How are the unions putting up with outsourcing like that? I know Krugman was focusing on the health care issue, but there are many other reasons. Then again, he is also a Nobel Prize winner and with the devaluing of the importance behind winning that award it devalues his words as well.
ChrisNH

Puzzling that this wonderful ‘health-care reform’ STILL leaves millions uncovered. I wish more was made of the fact that this isn’t about ‘health care for people.’ It is strictly about ‘control over people.’ The Libs just need comfortable language to wrap that fact in.