Paul Krugman Misrepresents the Truthiness of Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson (It's a Joke -- Lighten Up Folks)

Paul Krugman devotes his column today to the unreality of the debate in Washington on the budget and the deficit. Towards the end of the piece he refers Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson the co-chairs of President Obama's deficit commission:

"People like Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, the co-chairmen of President Obama’s deficit commission, did a lot to feed public anxiety about the deficit when it was high. Their report was ominously titled 'The Moment of Truth.'"

While Krugman is correct in...