THE ‘INARTFUL’ DODGER — by Steve Nadis
In response to questions put to him yesterday by the House Judiciary Committee, Alberto Gonzales admitted that his previous descriptions of prosecutor firings had been “inartful.” Gonzales had weeks to prepare for these hearings, and I’m wondering who came up with that word, “inartful,” which we don’t hear of much around these parts. Was it Karl Rove or some other wordsmith hired by the Bush administration to further the cause of deception and evasion?
Still, inartful is a curious word choice, any way you slice it. First of all, it’s not even a word. “Unartful” is a word, however, and it means lacking in art or skill. It seems that Gonzales was apologizing to the nation for being such a clumsy, unpracticed liar. But don’t worry. The longer he survives in this administration, the more practice he’ll get. And one day he will become the artful dodger that Bush had originally hoped to appoint when he picked his faithful, longtime lackey.
its a detail but i laughed very hard thanks snake
Thank you, Z. It’s comments like that that make my day. (And I’m not saying that in the same way that Clint Eastwood once said: “Make my day.”)
I bet it was a prank by W. He wanted to see if he could convince Gonzales it was a real word and get him to say it on national tv.
You’re probably right, OR. I’m sure W would never mangle the English language unintentionally.