NICK GILLESPIE TO JONATHAN CHAIT: Yes, Trimming Spending Every Year Means Reduced Expenditures in the Future. It’s so simple, like the jitterbug, it plumb evaded him. (Apologies to Lord Buckley . . . ) From Nick: “If you’re interested in catching up on the cyber-brouhaha, start with Chait’s latest bit, in which he accuses me of innumeracy, ‘tonal posturing,’ and certifiable delusions. To be fair to Chait, he pretty much talks this way about everyone.”