"Essential!" Krugman says, "Bush is a FRAUD!" Amen, Brother Paul.

Paul Krugman editorial, Monday Times, via topplebush.com, (Thanks!) for those of us who love Krugman, but don't "subscribe..." He notes the Administration's "Essential Fraudulence," check-it-out, at the link. Here's a little taste:

The record of policy failure is truly remarkable. It sometimes seems as if President Bush and Mr. Cheney are Midases in reverse: everything they touch - from Iraq reconstruction to hurricane relief, from prescription drug coverage to the pursuit of Osama - turns to crud. Even the few apparent successes turn out to contain failures at their core: for example, real G.D.P. may be up, but real wages are down.

The point is that this administration's political triumphs have never been based on its real-world achievements, which are few and far between. The administration has, instead, built its power on myths: the myth of presidential leadership, the ugly myth that the administration is patriotic while its critics are not. Take away those myths, and the administration has nothing left.

(My favorite vault-picture, seemed appropriate.) Good food, Herb.