Oct. 8, 2007 - Talking Heads on NY Times op-ed page (not those talking heads)

of course there are talking heads there, but...
I happen to be a big Paul Krugman fan. Krugman is -- of course -- one of the talking heads who regularly writes on the NY Times op-ed page. I find him witty and wise and definitely opinionated. A good combination in an op-ed columnist.

Being that he is more or less my age, he often makes a cultural reference that resonates with me, and probably with the other 'boomers out there. Does it have the same resonance for younger-but-still-mature readers??

In today's column about the Republican Party (Same Old Party) he truly cracks wise.

How many people who read to the end of his column got the Talking Heads references?

Now, as they survey the wreckage of their cause, conservatives may ask themselves: "Well, how did we get here?" They may tell themselves: "This is not my beautiful Right." They may ask themselves: "My God, what have we done?"

But their movement is the same as it ever was. And Mr. Bush is movement conservatism's true, loyal heir.

Lovely, Mr. Krugman. Simply lovely. Same as it ever was...same as it ever was... (Once in a lifetime)

(C) Sandy Mattingly 2007