Nobody Listens to Krugman

"So, is there any chance these arguments will get through? Not, I fear, to Republicans: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something,” said Upton Sinclair, “when his salary” — or, in this case, his hope of retaking Congress — “depends upon his not understanding it.” But there are also centrist Democrats who have bought into the arguments against helping the unemployed. It’s up to them to step back, realize that they have been misled — and do the right thing by passing extended benefits."

From the NYT.

American unemployed can only expect more suffering, unless President Obama finds the courage to call the bluff of his mortal enemies.