President George W. Bush, whose approval ratings are at historic lows as the U.S. veers toward a recession or worse, got yet another thumb in the eye when one of his most vociferous critics was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.
Krugman, 55, doesn't mince words. He has accused Bush of leading the country into "strategic disaster and moral squalor", and his columns and Times blog entries carry headlines with such blunt entreaties as "Please Go Away".
On Feb. 11, 2005, he referred to Bush as "someone who takes food from the mouth of babes and gives the proceeds to his millionaire friends". On Jan. 22, 2007, Bush, with his plan to use tax credits to buy health insurance, is "not even trying to hide his fundamental indifference to the plight of the less- fortunate", Krugman wrote.
Krugman is a fierce critic of Bush's foreign policy and was an early opponent of the war in Iraq. Of the president's case for removing Saddam Hussein, Krugman wrote on Feb. 11, 2003, "Mr. Bush's America does not look like a regime whose promises you can trust".
"People claim to be shocked by the Bush administration's general incompetence," Krugman wrote on Oct. 8 last year. "But disinterest in good government has long been a principle of modern conservatism."
Liquid alert!
Krugman's award could bring Bush face-to-face with his antagonist. The president typically invites Nobel Prize winners to the White House in November or December.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino declined to comment on the award.
No shit! Ha!
Note to Mr. Krugman: The next time you have the unpleasant fortune to appear on TV with Bill O'Rally, take me with you. When he gets all in yer face and threatening with you like he did the last time you rightly called him a liar, it would be my distinct pleasure to slap the dog shit out of him for you.
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