Building Mr. Bush's Vocabulary Vol.1, Issue 1

It's quite a shame having a president who knows even fewer words than he can mangle pronounce.

So, eager to help, everyday between now and the mid-term elections (I hope), I'll offer a few words the president should know although he probably does not!

Today's words: Ethics, Hegemony, Peace

Ethics:

A set of core moral beliefs that help dictate how one conduct's themselves in life or in business.

Ed. note: Ethics are those things you keep true to as certainly when the situation does NOT work in your behalf as you do when the situation DOES turn out in your favor.

Example: Given Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney's demand for one-sided loyalty, they do not appear to operate with any proper form of ethics.

Hegemony: (from Dictionary.com)

he‧gem‧o‧ny  Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hi-jem-uh-nee, hej-uh-moh-nee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -nies.
1. leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
2. leadership; predominance.
3. (esp. among smaller nations) aggression or expansionism by large nations in an effort to achieve world domination.

Peace:

A state of mutual harmony between people, municipalities, and nations in which there is an absence of war or conflict.

Example: Mr. Bush's many simultaneous wars do NOT, contrary to the White House, make him a good candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.