A Democratic Dictionary

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There is an old saw that if you torture statistics enough, they will tell you whatever you want to hear. Words are like this, too. In the interest of clarity during the current campaign season, here is a brief lexicon of how Democratic officials use words:

cost curve, bending down of.  n. phrase.  a way on paper to reduce federal spending without actually having to reduce federal spending

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