Sunday, December 4, 2011

Speaking of euphemisms

I know it's nowhere near in the same league of euphemisms, but Herman Cain's announcement that he's "suspending" his presidential campaign "because of the continued distractions" made me think of that famous quote from Emperor Hirohito's Imperial Rescript on the Termination of War (August 15, 1945): "The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage".

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