A hunt for excuses
Posted: October 24, 2009 at 5:04 a.m.
In the political vernacular, the phrase is “moving the goalposts.” Roughly translated, it means shifting the endpoint of debate until one achieves a predetermined outcome.
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Editorial, Pages 18 on 10/24/2009
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