Krugman At Last

I refuse to give the New York Times any money. But Paul Krugman is so good - it makes the TimesSelect slimyness so attractive. Anyway, his column appears to be accessible today.

A crucial quote:

At this point, nobody should have any illusions about Mr. Bush’s character. To put it bluntly, he’s an insecure bully who believes that owning up to a mistake, any mistake, would undermine his manhood - and who therefore lives in a dream world in which all of his policies are succeeding and all of his officials are doing a heckuva job. Just last week he declared himself “pleased with the progress we’re making” in Iraq.