Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post dubs Jane Hamsher the founder of the carping cavilers of cyberspace. The name was inspired by Hamsher’s decision to liken press secretary Robert Gibbs to Spiro Agnew of “nattering nabobs of negativity” fame. To ‘carp’ is ‘to find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully.’ To ‘cavil’ is to ‘make petty or unnecessary objections.’ I don’t think all of Jane’s complaints are petty or unnecessary. Many of them are misdirected, however. Other than that, I think Ms. Marcus has a winner. Also, it’s Rahm’s fault.
Casual Observation
