tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post112606583827310666..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: Monkey Mind, bitching about Paul Krugman, etc.Chalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1126234293624127432005-09-08T22:51:00.000-04:002005-09-08T22:51:00.000-04:00CC-- you being depressed about it doesn't help the...CC-- you being depressed about it doesn't help the Katrina victims in any way. don't feel guilty for not beating yourself up over it. Help where you can and protect yourself. <BR/>--Mother Abbess KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1126201033528430622005-09-08T13:37:00.000-04:002005-09-08T13:37:00.000-04:00On further reflection, I disagree with you and agr...On further reflection, I disagree with you and agree with Krugman. Bush believes in the coercive power of government, but not in "big government" in the sense of government as an actor in its own right. To Bush, the proper role of government is to order everyone else around (hence national school testing standards and Rummy's rapid strike force), but not to assume any responsibility of its own (hence the exculpation of FEMA and blaming of local authorities, and the failure to plan for keeping civil order after the fall of Saddam).faustohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858053354116695746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1126107472023361842005-09-07T11:37:00.000-04:002005-09-07T11:37:00.000-04:00Well, sometimes Krugman doesn't express himself ve...Well, sometimes Krugman doesn't express himself very well. What he probably meant to say is that George W. Bush believes big government is evil, except when it isn't.faustohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858053354116695746noreply@blogger.com