"Well, well, I just stumbled across..." 

Typical of a GSA Grade Six.  Obviously the good gentleman is oblivious to the fact that replies to posts on Civil Beat automatically generate a message to the email address of record.  Perhaps the NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE frowns upon employees using agency resources and time to post to non-governmental web sites and blocks such messages.  

"And, once again, he phrases (sic) his responses as if only he possesses more than a beginner’s understanding of political, economic, and legal “realities.”

Add grammar and composition to the list of "beginner’s understanding".