re: #486 NJDhockeyfan

Yes as is (or was) Sen. Tim Johnson’s son, General John Ashcroft’s son, Sen Christopher Bond’s son, Rep Duncan Hunter’s son, Rep Joe Wilson’s 3 sons, Sen James Webb’s son, Rep John Kline’s son, Joe Biden’s son, Rep Jim Saxton’s son, Rep Marilyn Musgrave’s son, Rep. Ike Skelton’s son, and Rep. Todd Akin’s son.

“General” John Ashcroft?

ROFLMFAO!

Oh, thank you, I haven’t seen that particular idiot turn of phrase in years. Which wingnut site did you pull that off of?

The Attorney General is not a general. Neither is the Postmaster General, or, necessarily, the Inspector General. Though in the latter case he might be.

“General” in these cases is not a rank, it’s a postpositive adjective, i.e. coming after the noun it modifies. Like “la fille bonne” in French. The guy in charge of the Post Office is the general postmaster.

But don’t worry, I once saw Ted Koppel address Janet Reno as “General” on teevee. Laughed even harder then.