What Kthug Said

Great blog post by Krugman, pointing out the destructive effect of the Villager cliché of "both sides do it."

Here's the concluding remark:  "Pundits who won’t call out extremism without pretending that it’s symmetric aren’t a big part of our problem, but they are a part of our problem."


UPDATE:  Today he has a full column up on the same subject, basically accusing the "cult of balance" of actively contributing to the destruction of the country.