Paul Krugman is alarmed by Bushie spin on the economy:
These partisans rely in part on obfuscation: shaping, slicing and selectively presenting data in an attempt to mislead.
…and with good reason: they’re encroaching on his patented technique.
The reality is that American exists as a part of the world economy, and the rise of India and the Chinas has to affect our prosperity. No president can insulate us from the global economy, and it’s folly to try. Krugman once again attempts to obfuscate and deceive, only to fail.
H/T Johnny the K.
To borrow from Richard Thieme, if you fixate in the rocks when whitewater rafting, you will inevitably crash into the rocks. If you keep your eye on the path you want to go you will not crash into them.
Globalization offers us the chance to navigate the obstacles into success or failure.
Workers and business people will determine our fate – the governments best hand is to stay out of the way.