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Ghoul’s Glossary: Shutdown
http://www.juancole.com/2013/09/ghouls-glossary-shutdown.htmlGhoul’s Glossary: Shutdown
Posted on 09/30/2013 by Juan Cole
Shutdown: n. A maneuver whereby persons elected and paid by the public to do little but pass budgets refuse to do so unless they are permitted to prevent poor children from seeing a doctor.
Compromise: v. To Comply. The president, reelected by a comfortable margin, and the Senate, with a Democratic majority, must do what a handful of Tea Party Republicans in the House order them to do (i.e. must “compromise”) or there won’t be a government.
Defund: v. To throw a tantrum. E.g. where Ted Cruz won’t pay for things that are constitutional and mandated by law, but which he really dislikes. Mostly found in the context of women’s control over their bodies, or of poor children needing to see a physician, or of poor babies facing malnutrition.
Absolutism: Where you disagree with Ted Cruz or the Tea Party. Ant. Compromise.