Krugman on Bush on the Draft
Paul Krugman points out the obvious about Bush’s assertions that he would never reinstate the draft: We’ve heard these kinds of protestations from Bush before. Just because he refuses to acknowledge that his chosen direction leads over a cliff, doesn’t mean we’re obliged to march over the edge with him. Anyway: Feeling the draft.
Those who are worrying about a revived draft are in the same position as those who worried about a return to budget deficits four years ago, when President Bush began pushing through his program of tax cuts. Back then he insisted that he wouldn’t drive the budget into deficit – but those who looked at the facts strongly suspected otherwise. Now he insists that he won’t revive the draft. But the facts suggest that he will.
