Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

There sure are different opinions on what was said duirng President Obama's press conference earlier this week. It was an important one, as we all now, largely addressing the proposals for healthcare reform.

Here's an article by Paul Krugman, economist and columnist for The New York Times. Krugman has not always been a proponent of all that has been done on the economic front by the Obama administration. But in case anyone questions his qualifications, he is the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics. Krugman is also among the winners of this year's Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award winners, announced recently. The foundation cited Krugman's commentary "for courageously and prophetically clarifying complex economic issues, and months later influencing Washington policymakers with his insightful explanation of the global financial crisis."

Here's his article from today's NYT regarding healthcare reform entitled, "Costs and Compassion"...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/op...gman.html?_r=1