Comments on: More Washington budget gimmickry

By: Chi Democrat

Chi Democrat — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:35:39 +0000

There are some that have credibility on the deficit (Bartlett, Rubin etc.) there are others that do not. Those who cite folks like Rove and claim to be anything other than polemic deserve derision. Do you perceive Karl Rove as a legitimate expert? Can you rebut the substance of my comment which directly rebuts Rove’s alleged insight?

By: drewbie

drewbie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:22:52 +0000

You’re right, Chi. You don’t like Rove, so there’s no reason to consider his point. And you should mock James for quoting him.

By: Chi Democrat

Chi Democrat — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:46:29 +0000

So Karl Rove is now a deficit expert. What about using the 2000 budget for defense, Medicare without Part D, the tax rates before the cuts for the wealthy as a baseline etc. Explain to your readers why we should not consider you a mere and as exclusively a polemicist at this point.