Krugman once again repeats the comparison to the capitol attacks, critiquing how easy it is to be swayed by what politicians tell you. It's hard to admit that you are wrong, and it is easy to believe something when it has been repeated over and over. Krugman is almost admiring the ability of Republican politicians to sell a narrative, comparing it to child's play.

Krugman reveals his thoughts on why the Republicans would push such lies. He claims that it is economically and politically motivated, while also pushing a tenet of conservative policy that many believe in - that climate change is not real. Politicians at the end of the day are selfish people and they will look out for themselves and their party at the cost of the truth.

Krugman concedes that renewable energy failed as well, but he continues to emphasize that it was not the main problem. By at least acknowledging that renewables can fail, he builds credibility while not getting too far from his argument attacking the conservative politicians.

He describes how it is not only the Texan politicians that are feeding the public lies, but it is an entire half of media in the country. Krugman continues to play on the idea that this disaster was turned into an attack on political enemies. Common people turn to the media for their news, but when the media spreads obvious lies, it turns into a dangerous weapon.

Diction such as poorly, extreme, and enormous convey the severity of the situation while continuing to put blame on Texas lawmakers. Krugman also explains the main root problem behind the disaster in Texas, the frozen natural gas pipelines that meant electricity plant could not generate power anymore.

Krugman builds on the fact that this disaster was brought on by negligence, not radical environmentalists. He builds credibility by referencing a previous event that should have caused overhaul in the power system, but was ignored in favor of keeping costs low and in the name of deregulation.

Krugman makes an apt comparison to advance his point, as he references a well known incident to highlight the level of malfeasance that is committed by the current Texas politicians. These events have repeated themselves, and bring the deja vu of politicians turning even tragedy and disaster into an outlet to attack their fellow American "enemies"

This is the main idea of his opinion, as he sees Republicans shifting blame on to renewable resources as an insane attack on the liberals. He also notes that liberals have not run the state for a while, meaning that conservatives got themselves into the mess. Pointing this out highlights the absurdity fo the politicians' argument, appealing to the reader's sense of logic.

Krugman knows that politicians are usually not the greatest of people and makes that clear. He uses hyperbole as no one is a god or a saint, but it clearly gets the point across that he knows no one is perfect. He has a certain level of lenience, but some people do more than just evade blame.