Apparently I am "snarky"

The N&O actually made a news story out of the reaction to a state employee taking early retirement rather than lower the flag to half staff in honor of Jesse Helms. I have been quoted thusly:

Former N&O columnist Dan Gearino pondered whether liberals would be celebrating if a conservative made a similarly defiant gesture toward, say, Barack Obama. And in a snarky vein, Selma conservative Troy LaPlante wrote: "Good riddance. One less state employee on the payroll."

So I was snarky. Cool.