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Aceofwhat?4/08/2010 1:31:21 pm PDT

re: #90 WindUpBird

You brought up Krugman being partisan. That’s why I brought it up. What I’m saying is, you indicted Krugman for being partisan even though he’s CRITICIZING Obama’s polices. And then your example of who to aspire to is a guy who advised Bush and Romney. I’m sure the guy’s brilliant, but I’m also sure that he’s philosophically conservative and ideologically conservative.

Krugman isn’t part of the political system the way Mankiw is, is what I’m saying. AEI is as partisan as it gets, really.

I am indicting Krugman for being partisan because he contradicts himself with astonishing frequency in an effort to be partisan.

That is what i mean by “partisan”…highly selective when using data to form conclusions. AFAIK, Mankiw does not, on his blog or in his other work, frequently and severely contradict his more scholarly efforts.

Let’s keep our definitions straight. Partisan is as partisan does, not as partisan “is employed by”. I don’t care who Krugman writes for. I care what he writes.

Stop telling me who Mankiw works for. Tell me what he’s written, if you disagree with him so strongly.