Krugman defends Clinton’s campaignspeak about Trina Bachtel and argues that even if Hillary’s story is less than true, the message should stay the same:

“And if being a progressive means anything, it means believing that we need universal health care, so that terrible stories like those of Monique White, Trina Bachtel and the thousands of other Americans who die each year from lack of insurance become a thing of the past.”

Heh.

Then there’s actually what happened, as reported by my former hometown rag, the Columbus Dispatch:

“The emergence of Trina Bachtel into the 2008 presidential campaign was the result of inaccurate information passed on to Clinton, her campaign’s failure to vet the account and the neglect of news organizations to promptly check out the story.

“As it turns out, almost none of what Clinton said was accurate. Bachtel was insured through her job managing a pizza restaurant, she was under the regular care of an obstetrics facility in Athens, and she had been part of the O’Bleness Health System in Ohio.”

Socialized medicine, that’s what America needs - and God forbid the truth or facts get in the way of our quest for bigger government.

Typical liberal argument. Ignore the facts, “feel” the point.