Mark Leibovich
NY Times Frets Over 'Socialist' 'Slur' of Obama at CPAC
March 2nd, 2009 3:53 PM
Although the New York Times never complained when lefties called George W. Bush and other Republicans "fascist" for eight years running, reporter Mark Leibovich is suddenly concerned with rhetorical precision now that conservatives are using "socialist" as a "demonizing" epithet against President Obama's massive spending plans. Leibovich used the news hook of the recent 2009 Conservative…