On Language and Responsibility: A Progressive View

Great piece on language, credibility and winger "reality" distortion:

Political Cortex: "So, let me understand this: Saddam was a threat. No, wait, . . . Saddam wasn't a threat but his policies were. No, wait, . . he wasn't a threat, but 'it was important that we confront threats before they are fully threats.' Is that about it, Dan? Is that another way of saying launching a 'pre-emptive war'?"