Krugman is top prognosticator; Cal Thomas is the worst

Claim: Krugman is top prognosticator; Cal Thomas is the worst | Poynter. "The top prognosticators – led by New York Times columnist Paul Krugman – scored above five points and were labeled ‘Good,’ while those scoring between zero and five were ‘Bad.’ Anyone scoring less than zero (which was possible because prognosticators lost points for inaccurate predictions) were put into ‘The Ugly’ category. Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas came up short and scored the lowest of the 26."

"Even when the students eliminated political predictions and looked only at predictions for the economy and social issues, they found that liberals still do better than conservatives at prediction. After Krugman, the most accurate pundits were Maureen Dowd of The New York Times, former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – all Democrats and/or liberals. Also landing in the “Good” category, however, were conservative columnists Kathleen Parker and David Brooks, along with Bush Administration Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson. Left-leaning columnist Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post rounded out the “good” list."

And on that note, Bill Kristol says "Thanks for confirming that our current president believes his task is to accommodate American decline".