The Forbidden Political Dictionary

John Clifton's new book is a "Devil's Dictionary" of political words and phrases, illustrated with cartoons by the author, that will have conservatives, liberals and independents laughing and thinking at the same time.

Ever wonder what politicians really mean by words like "transparency," "reform," "diversity," "nation-building?" Award-finalist author John Clifton shows you in this handy guide that it's never what you think!

What about those buzz words political columnists and pundits love to bandy about—"beltway," "quid pro quo," "soccer mom?" And just what is a "yellow dog Democrat" anyway? You'll find in this concise volume some rather unexpected if not astonishing answers. It's all here from "academia" to "Zionism," insightfully and perversely defined for you in terms that leave the language laid bare and, occasionally, laid in ruins.