
State of the Union Dictionary
A guide to understanding many of the Bush Administration's oft-used phrases. Print this out for the State of the Union and you will have no trouble following along.
Accountability: The stick that dangles the carrot of federal funding.
Affordable Healthcare: (1) Healthcare for the healthy and wealthy. (2) More taxpayer money for private health insurers.
Ally: A nation or leader which helps us but gets nothing in return. (See Tony Blair.)
American Justice: What happens to those who disagree with the Administration.
Bipartisan Support: All Republicans, plus Zell Miller (D-GA).
Bush Doctrine: â??Either you are with us, or you are with the terroristsâ?