While most of you are focused on the upcoming debates, the event I'm most looking forward to in the next two weeks is the awarding of the
Nobel Prize in economics on October 11:
Monday, October 11
(1:00 p.m. at the earliest) The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
(The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sessionssalen, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm)
Paul Krugman, of course, has been a tier one candidate for the Prize for several years now, mostly for his work on trade theory.
Of course, here at Kos, we're not fans of Krugman for his abstruse and mathematically dense theories on trade, but rather for his New York Times columns where he regularly exposes the latest Bush lies on all subjects from the budget deficit, to Iraq, to the campaign trail.
If Krugman won the Nobel prize, it would bring an additional focus to his work, and an additional focus to his critique of Bush. He would inevitably make the rounds of talk shows, basking in the prestige and glory of a deserved nobel prize winner. It is not inconceivable that such an award could have a beneficial effect on the election.
All I know is, come October 11, I'll be for Krugman.