Taking the President perhaps a bit too literally, Tribune columnist John Kass “owns a lot of corn” too. And he wants to share.

It’s times like this that remind me to appreciate the beauty and economy of the English language. There is a single word which describes this column, by Tribune columnist John Kass, and the episode he describes. And that word is maudlin.

Entry Word: maudlin
Function: adjective
Etymology: alteration of Mary Magdalene; from her depiction as a weeping penitent
Text: appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way maudlin movie about a lovable tramp> — see CORNY
1: drunk enough to be emotionally silly
2: Effusively or tearfully sentimental