"Conservo-speak"
"Sound Jurisprudence" = court rulings conservatives like
"Judicial Activism" = court rulings conservatives hate
"Special Interests" = lobbyists conservatives don't like
"Industry Spokesmen" = lobbyists on the conservative payroll
"Law and Order" = government enforcing laws conservatives like
"Government Interference" = laws conservatives don't like
"Runaway Litigation" = lawsuits against big business
"Tort Reform" = legal protection for big business
"Refugees" = boat people conservatives like
"Illegal Immigrants" = boat people conservatives hate
"Faith-based Organization" = religions conservatives like
"Cults" = religious movements conservative disapprove of
"Militia leaders" = armed locals with conservative ideas
"Warlords" = armed foreigners who frighten conservatives
"Protection of Strategic Interest" = US interventionism
"Violation of Sovereign Boundaries" = when anyone else does it
"Administration" = A government conservatives like
"Regime" = A government conservatives don't like
"Welfare Queen" = federal handouts to people
"Vital Subsidy" = federal handouts to corporations
"Public Servant" = conservative congressmen
"Career Politician" = liberal congressmen
"Regrettable incident" = scandal involving a Republican
"Failure of liberal values" = scandal involving a Democrat
"Stock Market collapse" = share price slide under a Democratic president
"Market Correction" = share price slide under a Republican president
"Concerned Scientist" = an expert conservatives agree with
"Environmental Extremist" = an expert liberals agree with
"Unemployment" = people out of work under Democratic Administrations
"Labor surpluses" = people out of work under Republican Administrations
"Team Player" = a Republican Senate Majority Leader or House Speaker during a Republican administration
"Obstructionist" = a Democratic Senate Majority Leader or House Speaker during a Republican administration
"Consulting Fee" = When a Republican legislator gets cash from an interested organization
"Bribe" = When a Democrat legislator gets cash from an interested organization
"Resolute" = a conservative blundering ahead when all evidence points to his/her chosen course being completely wrong
"Waffling" = a liberal displaying thoughtfulness or weighing all the options
"Meltdown" = a liberal who delivers a scathing speech against a member of the opposition
"Tears _____ a new one" = a conservative who delivers a scathing speech against a member of the opposition
"Naked Aggression" = When a country conservatives don't like invades another country
"Pre-emptive Self Defense = When a country conservatives like invades another country
"No Mandate" = When an incumbent Democratic president wins by a small margin
"Winning Handily" = When an incumbent Republican president wins by the smallest margin in history
"Enforcing the will of the people" = When a Republican politician pushes an issue the public at large agrees with
"Exhibiting political courage" = When a Republican politician pushes an issue the public at large doesn't agree with
"Fiscally irresponsible" = Debt under a Democratic president
"Fiscal conservatism" = Debt under a Republican president that's even larger
"Old News" = Any Republican scandal that's never been fully investigated and/or prosecuted
"Serious Unresolved Issue" = Any Democratic scandal that's never been fully investigated and/or prosecuted
"Negotiate" = When a Republican president agrees to sit down and talk with an adversary
"Appeasement" = When a Democratic president agrees to sit down and talk with an adversary
"Clinton Derangement Syndrome" = When a Democratic president leaves office with a 65% approval rating
"Bush Derangement Syndrome" = When a Republican president leaves office with a 26% approval rating
"Tax the Rich" = What ordinary people say about taxing the rich
"Punish Achievement" = What conservatives say about taxing the rich
"Flip-flopping" = When a liberal changes his mind on an issue
"Evolved" = When a conservative changes his mind on an issue
"Political Grandstanding" = when a protest is staged for a liberal cause
"Exhibiting the will of the people" = when a protest is staged for a conservative cause
"Credible" = a former Secret Service agent critical of a Democrat president
"Disgruntled" = a former Secret Service agent critical of a Republican president
"Mob rule" = When progressives choose to use public protests to express their opinion
"Patriotic demonstrators" = When the "Tea Party" and other right-wing groups use public protests to express their opinion
"Politics" = when a conservative is indicted/convicted for a serious crime
"Justice system at work" = when a liberal is indicted/convicted for a serious crime
"The blue city mayor's fault" = When there's a problem in a city in a red state with a Democratic mayor
"The blue state's fault" = When there's a problem in a city in a blue state with a Republican mayor
"Standing up for American principles" = when a European country passes laws conservatives agree with
"Eurotrash" = when a European country passes laws conservatives disagree with
"States' Rights" = when the Supreme Court hands down a decision conservatives agree with
"Federal Overreach" = when the Supreme Court hands down a decision conservatives disagree with
"Lawfare" = when a conservative is prosecuted using the legal system
"Bringing them to justice" = when a liberal is prosecuted using the legal system
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