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Jindal's Incoherant Rebuttal
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Paul Krugman on Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's response to President Obama last night:
"And leaving aside the chutzpah of casting the failure of his own party's governance as proof that government can't work, does he really think that the response to natural disasters like Katrina is best undertaken by uncoordinated private action? Hey, why bother having an army? Let's just rely on self-defense by armed citizens."
"The intellectual incoherence is stunning. Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff ...
Krugman Nails the 2009 Republican Party
Hoffmania! —
... Snap. For example, knowing when a volcano is likely to erupt
can save many lives; but there’s no private incentive to spend money on
monitoring, since even people who didn’t contribute to maintaining the
monitoring system can still benefit from the warning. So that’s the
sort of activity that should be undertaken by government.
So what did Bobby Jindal choose to ridicule in this response to Obama last night? Volcano monitoring, of course.
And leaving aside the chutzpah of casting the failure of his own
party’s governance as proof that ...
Remainders: Volcanos
Ben Smith's Blog —
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