Words like “ignorant,” “clueless,” “stupid,” “idiotic, “inane,” “moronic,” or “asinine” are harsh. They should not be used in reasoned argumentation, simply because they undermine the credibility of the person making the reasoned argument — the person who presumably is not any of those things.

But there are occasions when the ignorance professed is so enormous, and has such potential impact, that it has to be called out, even with an appeal to the emotions.

Such an occasion occurred this past week, when President Donald Trump’s Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano, speaking about the point in 2033 when the Old Age and Survivors trust fund runs out of money, said, “Eight years is a long time away.”

Sorry, but “asinine” or any of the other foregoing adjectives fits here. One need

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