Krugman - GOP candidates veer to ultra-right

[Doctor_J]

"To see the extent to which Republican politicians still cower before the power of movement conservatism, consider the sad case of John McCain.

Mr. McCain’s lingering reputation as a maverick straight talker comes largely from his opposition to the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, which he said at the time were too big and too skewed to the rich. Those objections would seem to have even more force now, with America facing the costs of an expensive war — which Mr. McCain fervently supports — and with income inequality reaching new heights.

But Mr. McCain now says that he supports making the Bush tax cuts permanent. Not only that: he’s become a convert to crude supply-side economics, claiming that cutting taxes actually increases revenues. That’s an assertion even Bush administration officials concede is false.

Oh, and what about his earlier opposition to tax cuts? Mr. McCain now says he opposed the Bush tax cuts only because they weren’t offset by spending cuts.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/opinion/31krugman.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Jim__]

1. "There is no common ground between the parties."

I absolutely agree.

[groovedaddy]

2. Certainly very little common ground BUT they sure shout for "bipartisanship"

Unfortunately, this trend has pulled the Dem party to the right too, though the rank & file recognize this and it pisses us off!