I think everyone should take the time to read (or re-read) George Lakoff's
open letter to the internet entitled 'Metaphor in Politic'.

Very eerie - particularly when you remember, reading a few lines, that he
is talking about Bush Senior, and not Dubya!

http://philosophy.uoregon.edu/metaphor/lakoff-l.htm

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