'They Didn’t Build That'

Paul Krugman:

They Didn’t Build That: A few thoughts related to the fake controversy over Obama’s “you didn’t build that”:

First, sure enough, the self-reliant businessman featured in Romney’s ads was the beneficiary of large government loans and contracts. This doesn’t make him a bad guy; pretending that he did it all himself does.

And as many others have pointed out, what does it say about Romney’s campaign that to run against a sitting president, one with a three and a half year track record, they have to lie about what he said to find a point of attack? ...