
Paul Krugman @paulkrugman
Agree with most of this. But the national unity after 9/11 never happened. Congressional Republicans tried to use the attack to ram through a cut in capital gains taxes *within 48 hours*. Wholesale political exploitation was well underway within months 1/ — PolitiTweet.org
New York Times Opinion @nytopinion
Like Lebanon, the United States has fractured. The national unity evident at 9/11 has evaporated, writes… https://t.co/a5H91552tZ