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2016 Postmortem

CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Sat Apr 16, 2016, 11:36 AM Apr 2016

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Is Paul Krugman going to complain about Bernie going to Rome in one of his columns?

My advice to Dr. K: resist the temptation to chime in. Steam about it in private. It will not reflect well on your cred with liberals like me who have loved your contributions to modern economic thought but also support Bernie.

This too shall pass...

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Is Paul Krugman going to complain about Bernie going to Rome in one of his columns? (Original Post) CTyankee Apr 2016 OP

Well we do know he won't go here... SHRED Apr 2016 #1

Ouch! CTyankee Apr 2016 #2

It'll be old news by next week CorkySt.Clair Apr 2016 #3

I'm sure Krugman could wax erudite on the economics of visiting the Vatican. HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #4

For all of his suppport for Hillary and his dissing of Bernie, I don't see how he can CTyankee Apr 2016 #5

That will probably depend on whether or not it was a legal use of campaign funds. n/t Lucinda Apr 2016 #6

bernie didn't use his campaign funds for the trip... CTyankee Apr 2016 #7

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. Well we do know he won't go here...

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 11:38 AM

Apr 2016

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

2. Ouch!

Reply to SHRED (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 02:49 PM

Apr 2016

CorkySt.Clair

(1,507 posts)

3. It'll be old news by next week

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 02:54 PM

Apr 2016

The NY primary results will drive the news cycles next week in all probability.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

4. I'm sure Krugman could wax erudite on the economics of visiting the Vatican.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 02:54 PM

Apr 2016

Krugman's really good at seeing the economic implications of his politics.

He's such a polymath.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

5. For all of his suppport for Hillary and his dissing of Bernie, I don't see how he can

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 03:03 PM

Apr 2016

be pissy about a message that he essentially agrees with, although not in theological terms, but certainly in terms of social justice.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

6. That will probably depend on whether or not it was a legal use of campaign funds. n/t

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 03:20 PM

Apr 2016

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

7. bernie didn't use his campaign funds for the trip...

Reply to Lucinda (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 03:25 PM

Apr 2016

or one thing, it would be a stupid move on his part and he's not stupid and secondly he can't.

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