Word: ridiculouse
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One of the classic devices in situation comedy—and some tragedy—is for a character’s solution to a simple problem to prove worse than the problem itself. Rather than accept the consequences of a mistake, the hero comes up with a solution that...
The security memo—embarrassing but not devastating—became an issue because the White House made a ridiculous combination of assertions, first that the document was too “historical” to have acted on, then that it was too current to declassify. The administration?...
The unfortunate matter of the flag-draped coffins is playing out the same way. The Pentagon’s policy on not allowing images of coffins returning from war is understandable, if inexcusable. The policy could have been defended on grounds of morale or taste, for example. But when a...
The freshest instance of this cover-up phenomenon has not yet become a scandal, but it should. One of the revelations in Bob Woodward’s insider account of the White House at war with Iraq was that, contrary to what Bush now says, the decision to go to...
Amidst the celebration and congratulations, the whispers bounced around in a ridiculous manner.