Reply #246: I don't know what Krugman's reputation is around here up until now,

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but Wikipedia has him as "an outspoken critic of the George W. Bush administration and its foreign and domestic policy. Unlike many economic pundits, he is also regarded as an important scholarly contributor by his peers."

Regardless of his DU rep before, I suspect he will now be a "corporate enabler", "DLC shill", and "spouter of RW talking points" for crossing the line.