Posted by John Romano in Politics on February 8, 2010
New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman effectively displays today what has become known as the liberal double standard. In 2005 Mr. Krugman said the following in a New York Times editorial:
But the big step by extremists will be an attempt to eliminate the filibuster, so that the courts can be packed with judges less committed to upholding the law than Mr. Greer.
Hypocrite Paul Krugman of the New York Times
Back then Mr. Krugman’s preferred party was in the minority. Yesterday, now that his party is in the majority and they are being blocked on unpopular legislation, Mr. Krugman said the following:
Senators themselves should recognize this fact and push through changes in those rules, including eliminating or at least limiting the filibuster. This is something they could and should do, by majority vote, on the first day of the next Senate session.
If the New York Times and even the Democrat party as a whole want to understand why their popularity is on the wane, look no further than the above four paragraphs.
Krugman’s hypocrisy will be explained away by the left as “well the party of ‘no’ brought this on themselves.” The American people know the truth. The Democrats and their supporters in the press are calling for limiting or banning the filibuster because it suits their needs. Watch again how Mr. Krugman will call for a robust filibuster if the Dems ever lose the majority.
The question I have is: will Mr. Krugman accept the label of extremist now that he is calling for an end to the filibuster?
It never ends, folks.