From the NYT, 5/11/11: “Republicans Decry Tactics the Party Used Last Year.” (Jennifer Steinhauer)
“I’m not going to defend anything in the past,” said Representative Adam Kinzinger, a freshman from Illinois, who led the news conference calling on Democrats to stop their public critique of the plan. “Let’s get passed the past.”
Though I wouldn’t put it “past” the GOP to fumble on the English language, I have a feeling this is more the result of Ms. Steinhauer writing too fast and too carelessly. It may be “just” a blog post, but that doesn’t mean it’s exempt from proofreading. Even the online sections of the Times should be held to higher standards than the local paper.
. . . So Well Read. . . 