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Friday, October 12, 2012

265. Ebullient


Excerpt from, “The Generation War,” by David Brooks, The New York Times, 10/12/12:

Vice President Joe Biden, of course, could stand on Neptune and distract attention away from the sun. He entered the Senate in 1973, back when the old Democratic giants from the New Deal era still roamed the earth. Every sentimental tone of voice, every ebullient and condescending grin brought you back to the kitchen tables in working-class Catholic neighborhoods of places like Scranton, Pa., Chicago, San Francisco, Providence, R.I., and Philadelphia.

Ebullient: overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement

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