ALARMIST, n. Any respected scientist who understands the threat of global warming.

ALLIES, n. Foreigners who do what Republicans tell them to do.

BALANCED, adj. 1. favoring corporations (a more balanced approach to the
environment.); 2. favoring conservatives (fair and balanced reporting).

CLASS WARFARE, n. Any attempt to raise the minimum wage.

COALITION, n. One or more nations whose leaders have been duped, pressured
or bribed into supporting ill-conceived, unnecessary, under-planned and/or
illegal US military operations.

CONVICTION, n. Making decisions before getting the facts, and refusing to
change your mind afterward.

CULTURE OF LIFE, n. A reduction of reproductive freedoms.

DEMOCRACY, n. My way or the highway.

ECONOMIC RECOVERY, n. When three out of five software engineers who lost
their jobs to outsourcing are able to find part-time work at Wal-Mart.

ELECTION FRAUD, n. Counting every vote.

GIRLY MEN, n. Those who do not grope women.

HARD WORK, n. What Republicans say when they can't think of anything better.

HEALTHY FORESTS, n. No tree left behind.

JOB GROWTH, n. Increased number of jobs an individual has to take after
losing earlier high-paying job.

JUNK SCIENCE, n. Sound science.

OFFICE OF FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES, n. Christian Right payoff.

OWNERSHIP SOCIETY, n. A society in which no one ever needs to own up to
their mistakes or the consequences of their actions.

PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION, n. A non-medical term invented by
anti-choice zealots that refers to a broad class of abortion procedures;
employed as a first step in reversing Roe v. Wade .

POLITICAL CAPITAL, n. What a Republican president receives as a result of a
razor-thin margin of victory in an election.

PRESS CONFERENCE, n. A rare event designed for the President to brag about
his prowess as a leader while simultaneously dodging difficult questions.

REFORM, n. Rollback of New Deal reforms, laws, standards and social
protections.

RESOLUTE, adj. Pig-headed.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, n. rich person

SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM, n. Leave no Wall Street broker behind.

STAYING THE COURSE, v., The act of being stubborn and unable to admit
glaring policy mistakes; being wrong and sticking with the wrong idea
regardless of the consequences.

TAX SIMPLIFICATION, n. A way to make it simpler for large US corporations to
export American jobs to avoid paying US taxes.

VERY CLEAR, adj. Modifier used immediately before any preposterous
explanation or rationale.