What has happened to our culture? Once upon a time, there were a few paragons of language, upon which one could count on for high-quality politically-neutrial reportage. Among these was the Wall Street Journal, which, I am dismayed to see has become another victim of the Libaughfication of American Discourse. Instead of simply reporting business news as it had done so well for so long, it now seems to find it necessary to pepper stories with Rushesque touches, slippery, sloppy, slanted language that is difficult to rebut without muddying the issue. Along with Dark Lord Cheney and Chief Puppeteer Rove, the Evil Hero of those who apparently don't have jobs where they need to pay attention (so they can listen to the radio) has taken this once-great land to a sad place, rhetorically; where clarity of thought is eschewed in favor of mindless chants of "ditto!"
It's Soviet! It's Orwellian! None of this is news, of course. I'm putting my head down again. When I start paying attention, I just get angry.
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