Paul Krugman ridicules John Kerry’s 2004 campaign as “cautious” and “without strong, distinctive policy ideas.”

Talk about a flip-flop that would even make Mitt Romney jealous: Mr. Krugman suggests that Mr. Kerry’s policies weren’t distinctive, but in 2004 when writing about health care policy he said, “The difference [from Bush] couldn’t be starker.”
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How is it that so many of the same policies Mr. Krugman found “cautious” in 2004 have become “bold” in 2008?

• In July 2004, Paul Krugman wrote that "John Kerry has proposed an ambitious health care plan", which was "a truly good idea".



• In November 2004, Paul Krugman said of Kerry's health care policy, "I'm in love with one piece of it, and I think it is just brilliant ... actually a very smart idea."