Of Higher Value Than Any One Leader

Better To Be A Jerk That Knees Than A Knee That Jerks.

The New, Old, And Constantly Changing Language Of Politics Is A Lexicon Of Conflict And Drama?ridicule And Reproach?pleading And Persuasion.

In Lieu Of Those Checks And Balances Central To Our Legal System, Non-citizens Face An Executive That Is Now Investigator, Prosecutor, Judge, Jury And Jailer Or Executioner. In An Orwellian Twist, Bush's Order Calls This Soviet-style Abomination 'a Full And Fair Trial.'

Previously Known For Its Six Syllables Of Sweetness And Light, Reconciliation Has Become The Political Fighting Word Of The Year.

President Reagan Is A Rhetorical Roundheels, As Befits A Politician Seeking Empathy With His Audience.