Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Cannibalize the Future

I thought Paul Krugman's Cannibalize the Future, mostly on Chris Christie canceling a tunnel project, was one of his clearer explanations.

"The crucial point about both of these explanations is that they stand Mr. Christie’s narrative about himself on its head. The governor poses as a man willing to make hard choices for the future, but what he actually did was sacrifice the future for the sake of personal political advantage. He catered to national Republican prejudices that are completely at odds with New Jersey’s needs; he cared more about avoiding embarrassment over a misguided campaign pledge than about serving an urgent public need."

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