Blackening others' names by redefining the terms of the dialogue is not a new art but I have never seen it used so viciously and widely as it has been used by the ruthless Bush machine.

If he could see someway to get away with it, there would be jackboots in the town square celebrating his juggernaut steam-roller triumphs over others, as (of course) a "uniter" -- meaning, someone who builds a united front by forcefully overwhelming all opposition and forcing it into line.

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