She wants to redress a traditional bias against cheating spouses, to acknowledge "the point of view of both parties — what it did to one and what it meant to the other".
Anyway, as Frank acknowledges, the point of the Buffett Rule really is as much symbolic as anything: Republicans and Democrats alike think we need to raise more revenue in order to help get the federal budget deficit under control.
Obama also acknowledged the points that some of his critics have made about remaining concerns about Iran's behavior.
The officials acknowledged that the point of law was ambiguous.
Usually, the left gets little credit for how tremendously accommodating they were during that debate, so it's nice to see the President acknowledge that the point of contention eventually became the public option and the way he screwed over everyone who had originally accommodated him.
Although the point is to defend your position, it shows that you are a powerful writer if you can at least acknowledge the other point of view.
"Free Judy Miller" doesn't acknowledge the fundamental point of civil disobedience: in breaking the law for a principle, you accept and even expect the consequences.
And while the transition from the old system to a new one would be far more complicated than single-payer advocates like to acknowledge, the whole point of a single-payer plan is to make sure that coverage is simpler, more comprehensive and more reliable than it is today.
Karen P. Hughes, Mr. Bush's communications director, acknowledged as much, saying, "The point of this is that while the economy is strong, there are problems in society".
He acknowledged, however, that, "From the point of view of the English, I was a terrorist who deserved to die".
