Republican Dictionary

Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation, via AlterNet has come up with these jewels:

Or as we like to say in Republican Dictionary land:

PERSONAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS, n. Chinese Communist Party loans.

ACCOUNTABILITY, n. Buck? What buck? (Martin Richard, Belgrade, Mont.)

BI-PARTISANSHIP, adj. When Democrats compromise. (Justin Rezzonico, Keene, N.H.)

CHECKS & BALANCES, pl. n. An antiquated concept of the Founding Fathers that impedes autocratic efficiency; see also REFORM. (Robert B. Fuld, Unionville, Conn.)

There's more. Go read.