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NYT's Krugman: Slumping U.S. economy not entirely Bush's fault

New York Times (NYSE: NYT) columnist and economist Paul Krugman, author of The Conscience of a Liberal, would never be confused with a loyal backer of the economic policies of President Bush.

Still, Krugman, in the academic tradition that argues that a scholar's most important word is "valid," gives President Bush credit where credit is due -- or at least a lack of blame. Krugman says it's true that the U.S. economy is a mess, but it's not true that the bad economy is entirely President Bush's fault.

Krugman outlines the unfortunate reality regarding the U.S. economy's 2001-2008 performance: recession, followed by one of the weakest recoveries since World War II, followed by another slump that technically isn't a recession yet. When President Bush leaves office, Krugman says, the U.S. economy will have created five million jobs, not nearly enough to keep up with population growth. By contrast, 22 million jobs were created during the Clinton Administration.

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