Last week I was suffering from my annual post-Africa trip cold and missed a couple days of work. One morning I was lying in bed, reading and listening to the Brian Lehrer show (something that I love, but only listen to when I’m sick or on holidays) when he made a comment about Harold Ford. I was like, “Harold Ford, wut? Was he just talking about the Harold Ford from Tennessee?”
Today’s NYT has cleared up my confusion. The best line from the article: “Mr. Ford is quickly gaining attention and showing moxie where other challengers had not…”
The word moxie began life as the name of a late nineteenth century nerve tonic that, like a less popular Coca-Cola, is still available in soda form.
