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'Under the Bus' and Other Offenses

One of the many negative aspects of an especially long campaign season is the endless repetition of phrases and clichés that spring forth from the mouths of candidates and the pundits who cover them. After an entire year of political sparring, during which our prospective leaders winnow complex policy questions down into catchy sound-bite phrases, it sometimes feels like the whole country has contracted the virus that reduces language into bumper-sticker mantras. Here, then, is a top five list of the most annoying turns of phrase of our current campaign season: 1. "Under the bus." This, of ...

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