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To: TimF who wrote (582648)	8/25/2010 5:21:06 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572505

But it is a fallacy if you assert that these claims of fact, even from a reliable source, are absolutely certain because of the source. I don't believe I did that...i simply posted the article, and predictably you responded with an absolute "it's worthless" dismissal. I could have bet my last bottom $ one of "you guys" would...not because you know with certainty that the CBO estimate is wrong, (actually we know with certainty that you can't know that) but because you know with certainty that the stimulus was wrong headed...you referred to that as ad hominem...I would refer to it as predisposition and bias. Al