Paul Krugman delivers the Quote of the Day: Back when Hillary Clinton described Dick Cheney as Darth Vader, a number of people pointed out that this
December 6, 2007

Paul Krugman delivers the Quote of the Day:

Back when Hillary Clinton described Dick Cheney as Darth Vader, a number of people pointed out that this was an unfair comparison. For example, Darth Vader once served in the military.

Here’s another reason the comparison is invalid: the contractors Darth Vader hired to build the Death Star actually got the job done.

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