Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The Krugman Blues

Jim the elder hates him, but here's Loudon Wainwright III, courtesy of The New Yorker, singing "The Krugman Blues."

6 comments:

James R said...

Hate is a powerful word. Let's just say when one of his songs come on the radio, I often wish it was Buckwheat Zydeco instead.

Big Myk said...

Of course, we'd all rather hear Buckwheat Zydeco. But, I always thought that you considered Loudon Wainwright to be guilty of the unforgivable sin of self-absorption. That, coupled with the arrogance of thinking that anyone really cared about his sad life, meant that he was headed for the lower levels of Dante's hell.

James R said...

Well, if you put it that way, then sure--guilty as charged.

Mike said...

I think I hate Paul Krugman.

Big Myk said...

Mike, be careful what you dismiss or whom. See discussion above re: Christopher Hitchens. Krugman recently wrote a pretty good piece defending Obamacare: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12krugman.html

James R said...

I laughed out loud at Mike's line. That's the funniest post I've seen in a while.