Something is Rotten
“… the administration’s reaction to Richard Clarke’s Against All Enemies provides more evidence of something rotten in the state of our government.”
— Paul Krugman as Marcellus
in today’s New York Times
Krugman is among those now using the ominous phrase “abuse of power.” He closes with a Nixon-related thought:
“Where will it end? In his new book, Worse Than Watergate, John Dean, of Watergate fame, says, ‘I’ve been watching all the elements fall into place for two possible political catastrophes, one that will take the air out of the Bush-Cheney balloon and the other, far more disquieting, that will take the air out of democracy.’ “