Krugman takes issue with the TImes' kid-glove treatment of Flim-Flam Ryan

[BurtWorm]

(edited for copyright purposes-proud patriot Moderator Democratic Underground)

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http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/kid-gloves/


August 12, 2010, 10:20 am
Kid Gloves

Oy. So the Times has a profile of Paul Ryan, sort of — you’ll notice that there is hardly any information about what’s actually in his plan. What we get is:

Paul Krugman, the New York Times Op-Ed columnist, recently derided Mr. Ryan as a “flimflam man,” arguing that the tax cuts in his plan would ultimately make the debt worse.

Is that remotely an adequate summary of what I said? I don’t think so. And notice, by the way, that the tax cut problem is implicitly presented as some kind of long-run issue, when the reality is that it turns the plan into a deficit-increasing venture from day one.

But what really bothered me was this:

Let’s leave aside for now the debate over the viability of the road map, which, as a practical matter, doesn’t stand a chance of being enacted as is, anyway. The more pertinent question is whether Mr. Ryan is the kind of guy who just wants to make a point — or whether his road map represents the starting point in what could be a serious negotiation about entitlements and spending.

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[BeyondGeography]

1. Excellent

[OHdem10]

2. Bravo, Krugman.!!! Flim-Flam Ryan, I love it.

[emulatorloo]

3. That little Ryan creep was implying the CBO was 'lying" during the healthcare battle

when the CBO said the bill would eventually reduce the deficit.

He is a nasty piece of work, he may be a himbo with a great workout routine (see POLITICO) - but he is another dangerous Republican liar.