"Windy City" wrong in NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW(3-9-03)

[Joanne M. Despres]

On 11 Mar 2003, at 8:46, James A. Landau wrote:

> I for one would rather read Barry Popik's complaints than your half-assed
> political comments.
>
>       - James A. Landau

Now this, I think, offers evidence of a meaning of "half-assed" which
has gone badly underreported in dictionaries.  I believe it means
something like "I don't agree with it."

Joanne