"Where do you think I am contradicting myself?"
In the beginning, you inferred the CDC's $8000 picnic tables were a good purchase.
Next, you inferred their purchase was questionable.
At the end of the day, you came full circle and said, yeah those tables were a bad idea. I was just messing with you.
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Now don't quote me WORD FOR WORD, but that was the jist of your argument about those CDC picnic tables.