Same As He Ever Was

[spiritual_gunfighter]

by Paul Krugman

Same As He Ever Was

These days quite a few people are frustrated with President Obama’s failure to challenge conservative ideology. The spending freeze — about which the best thing you can say in its favor is that it’s a transparently cynical PR stunt — has, for many, been the final straw: rhetorically, it’s a complete concession to Reaganism.

But why should we be surprised? Here’s one from the vault. Two years ago, I was deeply frustrated with Obama’s apparent endorsement of the Reagan myth.

There was a lot of delusion among progressives who convinced themselves, in the face of clear evidence to the contrary, that Obama was a strong champion of their values. He wasn’t and isn’t.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/same-as-he-ever-was/?src=twt&twt=NytimesKrugman

[Captain Hilts]

1. Folks were determined to see a progressive track record where there wasn't one. nt

[Little Star]

2. Paul is right.