Recognizing a threat is not fear, its good judgment

from The Gray Area:

Paul Krugman, the Nobel laureate and New York Times columnist, proves he has no sense of judgment to go with this ability to write. In his Friday article, Fearing Fear Itself, Krugman urged Americans to resist fear-based rhetoric from people with a political agenda. Sensible enough advice as the IER responded, but inconsistent with Krugman’s fear mongering about Climate Change. But it is consistent with a failing of the leftist media and politicians, and that is poor judgment. (See: error, indiscretion, misestimation, misjudgment, inability to make a decision)

Also, on the subject of the War on Terror, Krugman confuses fear and action. Fear is what you see when people are frozen and cannot make a decision. Good judgment will recognize when there is a risk of imminent danger and take corrective or defensive action to eliminate the threat. Krugman, in the presence of two decades of terrorist threats and catastrophe, sees no real threat.

That ladies and gentlemen is the definition of fear and poor judgment. His preferred reaction, put your head in the sand to ignore the threat and hope it will go away.

Krugman’s hero, President Obama, has been doing that regularly in his foreign policy.

And, the Democrat presidential candidates are doing the same thing.

Just get out of the way Mr. Krugman. You are embarrassing yourself and, along with your friends, endangering the nation.