New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman\’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy.

Today\’s is from Paul \”The Little Professor\” Krugman, who in his column \”Drilling, Disaster, Denial,\” is hopeful that the oil spill in the Gulf will revitalize environmentalism:

For the gulf blowout is a pointed reminder that the environment won’t take care of itself, that unless carefully watched and regulated, modern technology and industry can all too easily inflict horrific damage on the planet.

Also, make sure you check out Frank (Red Hot) Rich\’s (once again) great column from yesterday, \”If Only Arizona Were the Real Problem.\”