Neither really had a considered opinion on anything -- and were ready to change the views to fit.
This is the eggheads within the structure giving their professional and considered opinion.
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Wes Clark can legitimately contend that he was wrong back in the Fall of 2002 and that his considered opinion is what he says today, when he effectively repudiates his previous positions.
Certainly Kennedy and Levin cannot be saying that we must not decide whether to go to war until we have heard the considered opinion of countries that none of their colleagues can find on a map.
As an individual commentator, it is my considered opinion that the ads are inappropriate and wrong, and as a political analyst I feel strongly that many of these ads are indicative of how Super PACs poison our public dialogue.
Here we have the considered opinion of economists better than I: the costs to us all will be greater than the revenue raised, it will be us, the consumers that pay the costs and yet the politicians, the bureaucrats, are still going to argue for it.
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He was firmly anti-majoritarian, not only in foreign affairs, where he considered public opinion a menace, but in governmental decision-making generally.
"I know their two centre-backs and I think he's at least as good or better than them - that's my considered and humble opinion, " he said.
Even raising the question and asking for an opinion is considered suspect, illegitimate and un-academic.
He added that public opinion would be considered and the programme redrafted before being put out to formal consultation later this year.
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But its capture in an offensive that has been telegraphed for weeks could help sway Afghan and Western public opinion and is considered an important step in a broader push to reverse the Taliban's battlefield momentum.
There is no set standard for what would be considered a long enough base, but in my opinion the longer the better.
The Church of Scotland said the report described the breadth of theological opinion that existed but did not represent the considered view of the Church.
The Church of Scotland has said the report describes the breadth of theological opinion that exists but does not represent the considered view of the Kirk.
Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects the information set forth therein.
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Having considered all matters relevant to this case, I have authorised a Notice of Opinion to approve the National Trust application.
Some of the president's arguments against the bill appear to coincide with public opinion such as the one that it would allow children in families considered middle income to get government-subsidized health insurance.
"We took the players' opinion but it's wrong to say that the decision was made on that, we considered all points, " he said.
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