The deficits of Summers
Larry Summers said the most amazing thing on Meet the Press:
… we are going to recognize that the budget deficit is absolutely crucial. But so is the deficit in what this country’s done in education; so is the deficit in what this country’s done in, in infrastructure. There are a number of deficits that we have to address if we’re going to compete going forward, and the president’s committed to doing–to addressing all of those deficits.
Translation: we want to reframe the discussion. A budget deficit means we’re spending too much. An infrastructure deficit means we’re not spending enough. By using two opposite meanings of the word “deficit” in the same sentence, we can claim to be addressing “all of the deficits” while implying that the Republicans are only concerned about “one of the deficits”.