Empty Words

I have reflected on the matter at length. I have gone down to the river to pray. I have struggled with my conscience and communed with my better judgment. At long last, and as a direct consequence of such mentations, I am prepared to submit a list of things which do not exist. While these things are often spoken about with a kind of lunatic reverence, they are not real. They've no more substance than a passing velleity and no more meaning than a wet fart.

A Sense of Community
A Chilling Effect
Must See TV
Fiscal Responsibility
The War on Terror
Energy Independence
Legislation from the Bench
A Rich, Dark Aroma
America's Resolve

These, as well as a certain je ne sais quoi, are nothing phrases used by nobodies to disguise nothing so much as an absence of mind.