Brilliant!

Merriam-Webster selected "truthiness" as the Word of the Year for 2006, having beat out other entries such as:

• google (as a verb; not as a company);
• decider;
• war;
• insurgent;
• terrorism;
• vendetta;
• sectarian;
• quagmire; and
  
• corruption.

I can't help but feel that the selection of nominees for Word of the Year underlies a certain amount of cynicism within this country. The most positive selection on that list is "google" and that's simply because its connotation is a neutral one.

It's kind of scary when you think about it.

Anyway, kudos go out to Stephen Colbert for the way that he promoted "truthiness" as the way he used its selection in his show. (Check out the clip on Comedy Central's Mother Load.)