Good question...

...of the purely rhetorical variety, from Paul Krugman...

"I mean, is there anything at all in Romney's stump speech that's true?"

I'm pretty sure that what he actually means is "There is nothing at all in Romney's stump speech that's true," which, of course, is true.

It's true, really, of any Republican stump speech these days, which is another reason that...

Good, if rhetorical, question.

Sir Charles wonders...

Who feels the need to harass and demean people who are in many instances facing economic ruin -- or at the least tremendous insecurity?

It's a rhetorical question, of course, because, of course, the answer is obvious, and one more reason that...