Krugman: "Checking the Facts, in Advance." It's a MUST READ!

[JanMichael]

Krugman hits the freakin' nail on the head AGAIN with his easy to navigate, "Debunk the pResidential BULLSHIT" guide.

His latest column is here. (click the "Columns" tab on the left side of the page, the top article is the one that I'm talking about)

It starts with:

"It's not hard to predict what President Bush, who sounds increasingly desperate, will say tomorrow. Here are seven lies or distortions you'll hear, and the truth about each."

And goes on to, point by point, give short concise answers that Kerry should pay heed to...

Jobs Mr. Bush will talk about the 1.7 million jobs created since the summer of 2003, and will say that the economy is "strong and getting stronger." That's like boasting about getting a D on your final exam, when you flunked the midterm and needed at least a C to pass the course.

Unemployment Mr. Bush will boast about the decline in the unemployment rate from its June 2003 peak. But the employed fraction of the population didn't rise at all; unemployment declined only because some of those without jobs stopped actively looking for work, and therefore dropped out of the unemployment statistics. The labor force participation rate - the fraction of the population either working or actively looking for work - has fallen sharply under Mr. Bush; if it had stayed at its January 2001 level, the official unemployment rate would be 7.4 percent.

Spending On Friday, Mr. Bush claimed that he had increased nondefense discretionary spending by only 1 percent per year. The actual number is 8 percent, even after adjusting for inflation. Mr. Bush seems to have confused his budget promises - which he keeps on breaking - with reality.

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Much much more is in the article.

[tabasco]

1. Thanks for posting.

Krugman is brilliant.

[JanMichael]

2. I'm not certain if Krugman quoted Moynahan recently but the Senator's...

...quip that "Everyone has a right to their own opinion, they do not however have a right to their own FACTS" sums up Busho very well.

[Cha]

3. That's a good soundbyte on bush..

I want to see that liar lose And see Truth Prevail.

[Strelnikov_]

4. "Journalists who play it safe by spending equal time

exposing (Boosh's) lies and parsing Mr. Kerry's choice of words are betraying their readers."

Truer words were never written.