subsume\Sub*sume"\, v. t. [Pref. sub- + L. sumere to take.] To take up into or under, as individual under species, species under genus, or particular under universal; to place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include under something else.
To subsume one proposition under another. --De Quincey.
Letter to Editor - Dec. 26, 2003 12:00 AM
Does anybody except the Palm Beach County prosecutor give a rat's patoot whether Rush Limbaugh went "doctor hunting" for drugs? I can't figure out how society is better served or protected by looking into this matter.
I could understand the prosecutor's zeal if some person or persons were harmed by Rush's action. However, as near as I can tell, Rush hurt only himself, has taken the necessary steps to ameliorate his addiction problem and there appear to be no victims.
Yes, yes . . . I know. "Broke the law." "Nation of laws." All that grand stuff.
So what? Surely there are more important things for the prosecutor to do than drag a loudmouth, middle-aged radio personality to court. (As a matter of fact, I'm already more than a bit concerned because last week I spit on the sidewalk, and I'm afraid of that knock at my door).
Perhaps it is time for the taxpayers of Palm Beach County to tell their prosecutor to stop wasting their money and his time. - William P. Stollar, Surprise