In case you haven't noticed, Mead has closed the comments feature on his blog. Wonder why? Here's a theory: he is a Democrat. He probably doesn't want to deal with the accusations of being a traitor on his blog. So, he shut down the comments.
Anyway, what he means by Xeno, is derived from this quote:
The long term trend seems to be that Romney keeps nibbling at Obama’s lead, but like Achilles in Xeno’s paradox he doesn’t quite reach the goal.[ link added]
You can argue all you want about any paradox. That is how truth can be slippery. A mathematician can show why Xeno reaches the goal, the others will still find room for argument. But what does your common sense say? It says that he catches up and passes. But the sophists will continue the argument anyway and will try to vex their opponents with their arguments. And those observing the argument can't tell who won.
This is the way of the world. How do you fool people? With tricky argumentation. But truth loses that way, sadly.
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