Satirical allegory reigns on the NYT op-ed page

Yesterday I wrote about David Brooks' childish column on Harry Reid and the closed door session ("I know you are but what am I"). Today Paul Krugman one-ups Mr. Brooks with resort to everyone's favorite fairy tale allegory of the Bush administration, "The Emperor's New Clothes." Like the Brooks column it's a bit over the top. You can get it with your Times subscription here.

Pretty soon we will all be talking about politics like the characters in that one episode of Star Trek--you know, on the planet where the language is entirely allegorical. You don't remember? I'm a dork. Sorry.