Just about everything Paul Krugman says resonates deeply with me, so I was surprised by his less than positive take on Barack Obama’s recent speech wherein the candidate laid out his plans for dealing with both the mortgage meltdown and the ensuing financial mess. I thought the speech laid out some great policy ideas.

This isn’t a “Barack’s better than Hillary” argument. She too has lots of good stuff to say in this area. But I don’t think Paul gave Obama a fair shake. So here’s the skinny on the speech, from one wonk’s perspective.

Read more »