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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Speaking of little intellectual merit, your defense of the Bush budget -- assuming that you are defending it, and not just quibbling, though that's hardly clear -- is an elevation of form over substance, unless you actually believe that there is a "lack of foundation" for the belief that we will be spending money in Iraq and Afghanistan after September. If so, the Administration is undercutting you, since they apparently concede otherwise:
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Not defending that budget at all. No, thanks. Complaining about the methods of debate. Picky about Sharpton? No, just awed that you cannot simply agree with an obvious point without fifteen quibbling posts, followed by cheerleading to the effect that Club is being repetitive.
"Lack of foundation" refers to the quantification. Usually one uses numbers in a budget, not just a line item that says "maybe a little, maybe a lot." Had they picked some number, they'd be blasted for picking either the wrong number, or attempting to quantify too early.
