As the new immigration reform package was unveiled yesterday, it was a brief glimpse of bipartisanship that some in political circles are yearning to see again. However, some on the left aren’t too optimistic about anything substantial being passed during Obama’s second term. One of those liberals is Paul Krugman.
As Bonnie Kovuoussi of The Huffington Post wrote today:
The Nobel Prize-winning economist said at an event at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Sunday that as long as Republicans control the House of Representatives, Obama won’t be able to accomplish much.
“Barring a spectacular upset in the 2014 midterms, Obama won’t be able to pass any major legislation,” Krugman told MSNBC host Chris Hayes onstage at the event.
“I’m not sure what else he can do,” Krugman said. “I don’t have a lot of grand visions for these next four years.”
Ok, does this mean Krugman can stop disseminating his insufferable liberalism on the Sunday morning talk shows?
(H/T Weasel Zippers)
The President can never pass legislation, Paulie. He can only sign. You fatal flaw is that you and the MSM can continue to impose a single national figure on us, and perhaps Senators in more populous states, but you will find it harder to impose your choice for the dogcatcher in every town. Much harder. And since it is still a Republic, that matters.
Up yours, Aristocrat.
Why would Barry even bother with waiting for and signing legislation, when he can just issue executive directives?
He will ignore any court telling him he can’t make recess appointments, and he can pretty much throw the levers of power in the regulatory agencies he controls.
Boy, for a smarty pants Nobel Prize winner and NYT columnist, Dr. K sure isn’t paying much attention.
More and more I am starting to think that Paul is really a conservative false-flag. Every time he pens a column allegedly supporting the President what he posits is so absurd and ridiculous any thinking person could not possibly take it seriously. However, dyed-in-the-wool liberals will parrot anything he says approvingly. Nobody I have seen has done as much of a bang-up job demonstrating the intellectual vapidity and bankruptcy of the Left as Saint Paul!
You might have something there, CR. After all, it is apparently very difficult to actually learn about economics while being a liberal.
At least he is not proposing any more trillion dollar platinum coins.
Although at the end of 4 more years a wooden nickel may be more appropriate.
A foundation with your prize money, Krooog!