frame the debate, take the upper hand

If you value war, tax cuts for the rich, Judeo-Christian theocracy and increased state regulation of body, mind and soul then you’re probably a values voter. Make sure to flash your official cultureoflifeTM id card every time you visit your polling center.

Instead, if you desire peace, freedom, privacy and the separation of church and state then you have no values. Your desires stem from lust and greed. You are a hopeless nihilst (like me).

George Will carries on the tradition of Orwell in describing the tortured semantics of our ever-burgeoning political lexicon. It's a good read.