Several replies?  Only one person addresses discretionary research funds.  Every other commenter quotes the article but is focused on the subject of that thread (mistaking volunteer hours for money spent).  MaggieL wrote: 
&gt; So...how much research money was within his discretionary budget?<p>I wasn&#x27;t going to reply, but couldn&#x27;t pass this one up.  Inaccurate characterizations might be a pet peeve of yours, but apparently that doesn&#x27;t prevent hypocrisy.