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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHeck of a job ReTHUGs - Krugman nails their a$$es
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/opinion/paul-krugman-a-heckuva-job.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0<snip>
There are many things we should remember about the events of late August and early September 2005, and the political fallout shouldnt be near the top of the list. Still, the disaster in New Orleans did the Bush administration a great deal of damage and conservatives have never stopped trying to take their revenge. Every time something has gone wrong on President Obamas watch, critics have been quick to declare the event Obamas Katrina. How many Katrinas has Mr. Obama had so far? By one count, 23.
Somehow, however, these putative Katrinas never end up having the political impact of the lethal debacle that unfolded a decade ago. Partly thats because many of the alleged disasters werent disasters after all. For example, the teething problems of Healthcare.gov were embarrassing, but they were eventually resolved without anyone dying in the process and at this point Obamacare looks like a huge success.
Beyond that, Katrina was special in political terms because it revealed such a huge gap between image and reality. Ever since 9/11, former President George W. Bush had been posing as a strong, effective leader keeping America safe. He wasnt. But as long as he was talking tough about terrorists, it was hard for the public to see what a lousy job he was doing. It took a domestic disaster, which made his administrations cronyism and incompetence obvious to anyone with a TV set, to burst his bubble.
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Heck of a job ReTHUGs - Krugman nails their a$$es (Original Post)
malaise
Aug 2015
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CTyankee
(63,912 posts)1. god, he's good! Best snark read today!
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)2. republicons
have so many nails in their asses that I wouldn't dare walk by them with a magnet.
dhill926
(16,346 posts)3. K & R...
man, he NAILED it...