“The court bent over backward to construe the statute, and its duty in hearing the appeal, as narrowly as possible in an effort to frustrate Congress’s intent. Call it judicial passive-aggression.” ? James Taranto, Best of the Web, March 23.

“Why death by starvation? Why not lethal injection, such as for those who kill the children they snatch from their beds and rape? Because that would entail an act. This is passive aggression.” ? The Locker Room, March 20.

Note: This is only a tongue-in-cheek gibe at JT’s occasional “So & So Imitates Us” feature in BOTW (an example) ? basically in appreciation for it being one of my favorite sites on the Web.