Krugman Thoughts

Beck you should expect this kind of stuff after all don't you watch Krugman give his thoughts everyday on the Keith Olbermann Show? I don't find his comments that extraordinary considering it is an Op-Ed piece and all as opposed to a report in the world section of the paper.

I think what is revealing is how shocked both sides are at the other side's opinions. I admit liberals such as I are shocked that conservatives are willing to accept the interrogation techniques so readily if they produce results. Conservatives are shocked that liberals are so ready to condemn techniques that may produce valuable information.

In the end I think historians may be the best judge. Right now we are still sort of "living in the moment" and fueled by our perceptions of 9/11 and the war on terror that followed. Some time will allow a more objective and removed opinion. Question is will the Bush era techniques be judged similarly to Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus or like the internment of Japanese during WWII by FDR. I think people generally look at Lincoln's actions and say "hey the guy did what he had to do in desperate times" whereas FDR's actions are generally viewed as unjustified (though there are still some supporters).

Ryan