tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post116190871271216390..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Political Word DifferencesAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1161968512667254992006-10-27T13:01:00.000-04:002006-10-27T13:01:00.000-04:00"Work for you" implies playing against the course,..."Work for you" implies playing against the course, whereas "fight for you" implies playing against other humans.<BR/><BR/>Basically, today's Democrats don't believe that anything bad happens unless it was *caused* to happen (usually by an American or an Israeli)--just as some tribal peoples supposedly don't think anyone gets sick or dies without influence of witchcraft.<BR/><BR/>The problem-solving orientation is totally missing among today's Demos, and I think the choice of phrases captures that very well.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1161952047070688352006-10-27T08:27:00.000-04:002006-10-27T08:27:00.000-04:00I suspect the whole Republican party is about to g...I suspect the whole Republican party is about to get a reminder of what it feels like to get whacked upside the head. For better or worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com