She also plainly affirms the “issues that Ron Polarik raises.” Those were her exact words were they not?
These are the words I copied and pasted from your post:
Mr. Polarik raises issues concerning the COLB that I can affirm.
Unless your original post did not accurately quote Ms. Lines, no, those are not her exact words.
Further, Polarik may raise valid issues and his work still be total bunk (which it is). It is the "issues" she is validating, not his process (work).
Read carefully!