I start my day ever suspicious of the Sun-Times, which I have called the Obama Reelection Newsletter (fits handily in your pocket), so I have some wondering to express as regards Monifa Thomas on Wheaton College joining the Catholics vs. the dreaded HHS mandate — dreaded a la W-Sox announcer the dreaded Harrelson, referring of course (without fail) to the leadoff walk.

M. Thomas:

Joining several other religious institutions, Wheaton College has filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama administration’s so-called contraception mandate.

How’s that?  So-called?  What would M. Thomas call it?

Lower down, we find:

The alliance marks the first time that Catholics and evangelicals have worked together to oppose a regulation in court.

What’s this “marks”?  Noosepaper jargon, of course.  Better indirect and fancy than simple and straightforward.  The alliance is the first time, right?  Or if you’re not sure and don’t have…