The curious case of the strange man who was nearly attorney general

[reACTIONary]

Clark may have some serious arguments to make in response to the bar complaint... Instead, he submitted an answer, the public version of which is partly redacted, consisting of 54 “defenses,” one more outlandish than the next.... The document reads like something the Federalist Society would submit if it had created an artificial intelligence program to draft legal pleadings.

WaPo, no paywall: https://wapo.st/3xxZJeh

Posted just so I could share that quip.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Geesh ... where are the editors these days?

"one more outlandish than the next"

The proper phrasing would be:

"each more outlandish than the last".

[ret5hd]

2. They'll tweek the AI to correct that.

[reACTIONary]

3. Let's compromise...

... "each one more outlandish.... "

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. Oh, was that your own?

If so, sorry!

If I'd realized that was your own text I'd not have said anything, thought you were quoting WaPo there

Different standards for my DU fellows vs. an ostensibly premier media outlet.

[reACTIONary]

5. Nope, not my locution. Right out of the paper...

... the copy editor should have caught it. I was just trying to be clever.