[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Just establishing priority.

Actually, I was trying to imagine what a firestorm would have ensued had Bush or Palin used an “instandard” word like “inartful” for “artless”. I happen to like “refudiate”, btw.

[DManA]

Here's another good word (I think, can't find a definition for it):

The lexicographically unrecognized word was mantracized by the Obama staff The rate at which I learn new words dropped off considerable since Safire and Buckley passed.