Not Your Sweetie

Paul Krugman: George W Queeg

What really has the insiders panicked, however, is the
irresponsibility of Mr. Bush and his team, their almost childish
unwillingness to face up to problems that they don't feel like
dealing with right now.

I've talked in this column about the administration's eerie passivity
in the face of a stalling economy and an exploding budget deficit:
reality isn't allowed to intrude on the obsession with long-run tax
cuts. That same "don't bother me, I'm busy" attitude is driving
foreign policy experts, inside and outside the government, to despair.