The Other L Word

I didn't post anything this week, so I'm making up for it this week-end.

Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, was Stephen Colbert's guest on the Colbert Report. She was there to promote her book, a Dictionary of Republicanisms, Liberal (via One Good Move). She proudly wears the "Liberal" Label.

The Nation also has an article on the book, Dictionary of Republicanisms, which was put together based upon reader submissions. The article has some sample definitions. They are good. Here are a few of my favorites:

faith n. The stubborn belief that God approves of Republican moral values despite the preponderance of textual evidence to the contrary [Matthew Polly, Topeka, Kans.].

God n. Senior presidential adviser [Martin Richard, Belgrade, Mont.].

neoconservatives n. Nerds with Napoleonic complexes [Matthew Polly, Topeka, Kans.].

woman n. 1. Person who can be trusted to bear a child but can't be trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have the child. 2. Person who must have all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men with whom she wouldn't want to have sex in the first place [Denise Clay, Philadelphia, Pa.].