Krugman: If You Opposed Cap And Trade, You’re A Traitor To The Planet

This is good. Because previously trying to block Obama’s l’etat c’est moi approach to policy making was merely implicit treason to the country. Now opposition to historically unprecedented leftist wealth confiscation is explicit treason to the entire planet:

Writing in the New York Times, Paul Krugman has a Vyshinsky moment: “So the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate-change bill. In political terms, it was a remarkable achievement. But 212 representatives voted no. A handful of these no votes came from representatives who considered the bill too weak, but most rejected the bill because they rejected the whole notion that we have to do something about greenhouse gases. And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn’t help thinking that I was watching a form of treason – treason against the planet.

You’ll recall Paul Krugman as the genius who railed against Greenspan for not creating a housing bubble in 2002. Nice to see him supplementing his economic acuity with a little proto-fascist “enemy of the people” histrionics.

In case you haven’t been keeping track: it’s now official that opposing the left is treason to the country and treason to the planet. It’s unclear whether the converse is true. It’s definitely the case that siding with Obama is the height of patriotism, on account of how he’s the “first true American” to lead our country. But whether supporting The One puts you on the side of Gaia as such – still an open question.

References and previously after the jump…

References:
* Video: Jindal acts like a party leader [Hot Air]
* Enemies of the People [Andrew Stuttaford / NRO Corner]
* Re: Enemies of the People [Veronique de Rugy / NRO Corner]
* Paul Krugman, Economic Guru, 2002: “Greenspan Needs To Create A Housing Bubble” [MR]
* It’s Official…Dissent Is No Longer Patriotic [Ace]
* Video: Obama’s the “first true American to lead our nation” or something [Hot Air]