Not really (being one of them Liberals I suppose). The Democrats suffer from the same corruption as the Republicans. But there are key differences.  As Krugman correctly points out, the degree to which Republicans have institutionalized lying and false information is unprecedented and incredibly damaging to our country. Are the Democrats "wannabe's" for this behavior? Does not appear to be the case. Right now I have heard it said that Democrats represent kindness, where the behavior of Republicans is just plain mean spirited and cruel. I think that sums it up nicely.