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A vocabulary test for president
A vocabulary test for presidentBy Robyn E. Blumner, Tampa Bay Times
In Print: Sunday, October 21, 2012
It's not just budget arithmetic that separates President Barack Obama from Republican nominee Mitt Romney, it's vocabulary too. Here are just some of the ways the two contenders see the meaning of words differently.
Privacy
To Obama privacy is an essential right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution that keeps government out of Americans' personal lives. It protects women from having the government dictate whether they can have an abortion or access birth control. To Romney it's what you cling to when you don't want to release more tax returns.
Health
Obama views adding 30 million people to the rolls of the insured, increasing the solvency of Medicare's trust fund by eight years and giving peace of mind to parents of young adults and people with a pre-existing condition as a major step toward advancing Americans' health security. For Romney, health security is conscripting the nation's emergency rooms to save the lives of the uninsured without getting paid.
Privacy
To Obama privacy is an essential right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution that keeps government out of Americans' personal lives. It protects women from having the government dictate whether they can have an abortion or access birth control. To Romney it's what you cling to when you don't want to release more tax returns.
Health
Obama views adding 30 million people to the rolls of the insured, increasing the solvency of Medicare's trust fund by eight years and giving peace of mind to parents of young adults and people with a pre-existing condition as a major step toward advancing Americans' health security. For Romney, health security is conscripting the nation's emergency rooms to save the lives of the uninsured without getting paid.
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