George Washington had a tough second term.

I welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness.

Dangling punch lines to forgotten stories remain in the language like the smile of the Cheshire cat.

When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.

You don't want lopsided government. You don't want one side running roughshod over the other.

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

Adapt your style, if you wish, to admit the color of slang or freshness of neologism, but hang tough on clarity, precision, structure, grace.