’)In a reader feedback segment on the Times site, Paul Krugman hits the nail on the head:
Barbara Hardie, Syla, N.C.: How hard it is to be Cassandra! I always appreciate your insightful honesty.
Paul Krugman: It was pretty hard back in 2002-3. Not so bad now. Although it’s still true that in D.C. you’re not considered sound and serious about national security unless you were wrong about Iraq.
Ain’t that a bitch?
There are very few jobs where being wrong is an asset, but political pundit is one of them.