Lets not forget that for every other class the "basic attack" is made stronger by the primary stat.
Consulars do NOT get a stronger saber strike with added willpower, so it IS an inferior basic attack compared to every other class.
That said I do agree that once you spec to free TK throw in balance tree or crits making everything cost half in the TK tree or resplendance in the seer tree you don't need a basic attack for force conservation. Of course, you are gimped from levels 10-20/30 depending on your route.
But the point the OP was trying to make (at least I think the point he was trying to make) is that the Consular basic attack is inferior to all other classes, which is correct on 2 fronts (melee for a ranged class, AND not improved with main stat).