“This cynical stance they took last night — they’re willing to jeopardize 3 million jobs so they could gain some advantage in their war against unions — is appalling,” said Bill Samuel, the chief lobbyist for the AFL–CIO about the Republicans who opposed a Detroit bail out.
What does Bill Samuel mean when he uses the word cynical? This word has at least twelve synonyms. Did he mean suspicious, skeptical, scornful, or one of the other nine? I believe it’s all three that I identified. They are certainly contemptuous (another synonym for cynical) of the unions and the companies in Detroit.
When Russia invaded the Republic of Georgia it might have been viewed as cynical. After all didn’t they sneer (another synonym for cynical) at the president of Georgia when his government challenged those breakaway provinces?
When Congress was asked to provide aid to the finance industry I was and still remain skeptical of the efforts by Hank Paulson. I am very pessimistic (another synonym for cynical) about the Treasury department’s efforts to unfreeze the credit markets.
Finally I do love the way David Letterman and Jay Leno use sarcastic (another synonym for cynical) humor to mock (another synonym for cynical) everything.
Is this column too cynical?
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Cynical enough? Oh, come on now. If you can muster cynical – it just means you’re smarter than the average bear. Because I’m the most cynical human in my little world, I prefer to believe that I’m also the smartest! Sarcasm is a release – sometimes now the best release, but it’s better than beating someone up. At least you can blog and as a bonus, you’ll probably stay out of jail! Keep it up…..Patti (It’s a Rats Nest)