https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/03/19/hey-its-a-temporary-minor-victory-in-the-pc-wars-at-least/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 17:41:50 -0400<![CDATA[Back in the very early days of the War On Terror, the media gave President Bush much grief over the use of the word &#8220;crusade.&#8221; It was one of innumerable distractions (to borrow one of his successors&#8217; favorite words) the media would offer to help the American forget about the smoldering ruble in lower Manhattan, Washington DC, and Shansville, PA, and focus on the true locus of evil in the world, the 43rd president. As Diana West wrote in 2004 (and she would expand upon these thoughts in her book, The Death of the Grown-Up):]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:01:41 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/03/19/hey-its-a-temporary-minor-victory-in-the-pc-wars-at-least-n240192