March 18, 2008
He Deigns To Be Our Leader
"Barack is one of the smartest people you will ever encounter who will deign to enter this messy thing called politics." —Michelle Obama
Deign: to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
A little bit of advice to the Obama campaign: it's never a good idea for anyone connected to a campaign to use the word "deign" when describing their own candidate.
(h/t Ed Morrissey)
March 04, 2008
The True Standard Of 'Derangement Syndrome'
When McCain backers consider labeling conservative opposition to His Maverickness as "McCain Derangement Syndrome" (MDS), I wish they'd get a clue as to what Derangement Syndrome really is.
Consider a measure passed in Battleboro, VT this Tuesday:
"Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution ... [and to] arrest and detain George Bush and Richard Cheney in Brattleboro if they are not duly impeached, and prosecuted or extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them?"
Now that, friends, is derangement.
