Here’s redstate.com leader and CNN contributor Erick, son of Erick, showing that special sensitivity for which the Tea Party right wing is infamous:

If I were allowed to use the word retarded these days, I’d use it to describe the Herman Cain campaign these days. But it is another word we’ve axed on the list for some legitimate reasons. Truth be told, I sometimes still use it and I think it might fit here.

Truth be told, I’m not surprised at all that Erickson likes to use the word “retarded” to denigrate his targets. It’s far from the worst thing he’s said.