Words we could do without

[randr]

Yesterday I read a vanity article about words that have been overused. The list was vain collection of words and expressions that we could do without but it missed a few I think that would be more important to leave behind.
My picks for words and phrases to drop:
Homeland----We all live in the United States of America
Homeland security------obvious , we are neither
Embed------Change to in bed
Religious right------Change to fundamentalist extremists
Compassionate Conservative-----oxymoron
I am sure there are many more so add your picks.

[citizen snips]

1. Commander in Chief.

We could do without that phrase.

[Skittles]

2. ILLEGITIMATE as describing babies

if a baby is HERE it is LEGITIMATE.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. Good one!!

:7

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Faith based initiative

replaced by good old...separation of Church and State.

[DemoTex]

5. "Family Values"

So loaded it smokes.

[Insider]

6. war, war-torn, warlord

terror, terrorist, terrorism.

they have so skewed reality that returning to good SOLID security practices will be all but impossible.