Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over' WASHINGTON, DC–Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W.
Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over. " President-elect Bush vows that "together, we can put the triumphs of the recent past behind us. " "My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us. " During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.
The 100 Best Signs At The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear: Pics, Videos, Links, News. Video. If-by-whiskey. In political discourse, if-by-whiskey is a relativist fallacy in which the speaker's position is contingent on the listener's opinion. An if-by-whiskey argument implemented through doublespeak appears to affirm both sides of an issue, and agrees with whichever side the listener supports, in effect taking a position without taking a position.[1] The statement typically uses words with strongly positive or negative connotations (e.g., terrorist as negative and freedom fighter as positive).[2] A similar idiom is "all things to all people", which is often used as a negative term in politics.[3] Canonical example[edit]