Can we talk about "center bore" for a minute?

... But on several occasions he has taken up positions and made claims that are just flat out false. For someone with his knowledge and resources, not to mention his influence, that's totally unacceptable in my opinion.
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I get that people make mistakes and no one is perfect, I screw things up all the time....

So an engineering degree actually hurts a person's credibility on engineering-related matters?