Which one do I Believe?

Paul Krugman:

``So the clear and present danger isn’t that the G.O.P. will be able to achieve its long-run goals. It is, rather, that Republicans will gain just enough power to make the country ungovernable, unable to address its fiscal problems or anything else in a serious way. As I said, banana republic, here we come. ''

Meg Whitman:

``Ms. Whitman, surrounded by a crowd of some 350 well-dressed supporters, began by saying she enjoyed “being here in my hometown” and was “delighted to see so many friends,” many of whom seemed enthusiastic about her pledge to “turn the Golden State golden again.”

“We will make California a place where your children, your grandchildren and nieces and nephews can stay,” she said. “And prosper much as you have.” ''


I believe the former.