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MEGAN MCARDLE: Krugman Is Wrong on Ryan and the CBO. Plus this: ?I emailed Ryan?s people around n?

By Glenn Reynolds

MEGAN MCARDLE: Krugman Is Wrong on Ryan and the CBO. Plus this: “I emailed Ryan’s people around noon to ask whether my recollection was correct that he was unable to get staff time from the JCT. Within 30 minutes on a Saturday morning, I had emails from two staffers, one of whom was on vacation. They affirmed that he asked the JCT for an analysis, and was turned down. Which tells us a few things: first, that Paul Ryan’s people are exceptionally hard-working and responsive. Second, that Paul Ryan did his best to get the revenue side as well as the spending side scored. And third, that Paul Krugman could easily have gotten answers to his questions if he had wanted them.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 09, 2010 (boomark / email).