Republicans: You're on Notice

I'm putting Republicans on notice for misuse use of the English language.

The current Republican leaders are masters of creating deceptive and manipulative (but catchy!) sound-bite sized phrases that can turn any large or complex topic into a bite-size straw man.

Examples:

"Intelligent Design" - Creationist mythology trying to disguise itself as science.

"Death Tax" - There is no tax on death. There is an income tax on income amounts over $625k that come from estate inheritances. And even then there are plenty of loop holes to ensure that your precious spoiled brat gets all the millions he/she deserves.

"Partial Birth Abortion" - A horribly twisted phrase that doesn't refer to any known medical procedure.

"Patriot Act" - Shortly after 9/11, who would want vote against anything with the word Patriot in it? Nobody would have voted for it if it was called the "Spy on America Act"

"Marriage Penalty" - Nobody ever intended to penalize marriage. The tax code is very complex, and yes there have been times when the tax code worked against low-income couples by placing them in the same tax bracket as a single person making their combined income. However, this tax code also benefited married couples at higher incomes. The marriage penalty is more about tax loopholes for the rich than anything.

"Cut And Run" - This phrase implies cowardice. There was never ever a single democrat who ever suggested "Let's order the troops to RUN AWAY."

"Tax And Spend" - Both parties drove us into the financial trouble we are in. But even worse than "Tax and Spend" is the current Republican policy of "Cut-Tax but still Spend".

"Liberal" - This used to be a good word, meaning someone who was open minded and willing to try new things. Now it's somehow become a slander word, somewhere between "coward" and "traitor".

There are plenty more examples.

Now, I don't want to unfairly pick on the Republicans, because I know all politicians have to be masters of spin to some extent. But I really think the Republicans are more cynical and manipulative with their sound bite spin than Democrats are.

When liberals twist phrases, it's usually in an attempt to put Political Correctness on a subject.

It's not done to scare people or paint the opposition as evil.