Paul Krugman wrote today in the New York Times that, "Some Americans may share the views of the Republican congressman who said that progress in Iraq was 'a better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day.'" The congressman that Krugman is referring to is Washington congressman George Nethercutt. Some are accusing Krugman, and others, of taking Northcutt's comments out of context.
Argument:
Andrew Sullivan accuses Krugman and Maureen Dowd(another New York Times editorialist) of taking Nethercutt's quote out of context, and distorting the quote for political advantage.
Counter-Argument:
Joshua Micah Marshall of Talking Points Memo argues that Nethercutt's comment is misguided no matter what the context.
You can read the original report of Nethercutt's comments at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Posted by Paul Hina at November 4, 2003 02:30 PM