Could This Krugman Op-Ed be fiction?

Submitted by Tom Davis on October 1, 2005 - 11:58am

Too bad the list by Paul Krugman in this Op-Ed presents facts - not fiction. Too bad it's not just a bad dream and we'll wake up soon.

The good news? We're providing compelling evidence that dispels intelligent design arguments.

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The Way It Is

By PAUL KRUGMAN, September 30, 2005

http://select.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/opinion/30krugman.html?th&emc=th

According to a new U.S. government index, the effect of greenhouse gases is up 20 percent since 1990.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a 33-year-old Wall Street insider with little experience in regulation but close ties to drug firms, was made a deputy commissioner at the F.D.A. in July.

The Arctic ice cap is shrinking at an alarming rate.

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According to France's finance minister, Alan Greenspan told him that the United States had "lost control" of its budget deficit.

David Safavian is a former associate of Jack Abramoff, the recently indicted lobbyist. Mr. Safavian oversaw U.S. government procurement policy at the White House Office of Management and Budget until his recent arrest.

When Senator James Inhofe, who has called scientific research on global warming "a gigantic hoax," called a hearing to attack that research, his star witness was Michael Crichton, the novelist.

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is awash in soldiers and police. Nonetheless, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has hired Blackwater USA, a private security firm with strong political connections, to provide armed guards.

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James Schmitz, who resigned as the Pentagon's inspector general amid questions about his performance, has been hired as Blackwater's chief operating officer.

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Read Krugman's entire article at:
http://select.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/opinion/30krugman.html?th&emc=th