The English language is full of words journalists can’t do without. Troubled is one. Wherever reporters go things are troubled, and they make sure they say so. After all, if things weren’t, why were they even there?
Which is a lovely thought—lovelier than the world deserves. At any rate, I put my finger on something interesting. Having laid claim to push to signify anybody doing anything on behalf of whatever, the press is mining it for nuances.
So perhaps what the Tribune needs to do now is explain what the presidential equivalent would be of making screaming toddlers take a time out. And given the difference in parties, these would be screaming toddlers who run around without diapers in the backyard next door.
