A word or two (or five) about Election Day

Today's blog fodder is brought to you in honor of election day.

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We're all familiar with the following term:

-----campaign n. a race between candidates for elective office

but I propose adding the following word to our lexicon:

-----campain n. an election bid so obviously doomed to failure that it hurts to watch.

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We know well:

-----politics n. the art or science of government or governing

and unfortunately many of us know all to well:

-----politicks n. governing tactics that suck the lifeblood right out of the people.

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Tangentially related to politics:

-----mistake n. an unintentional error

directly related:

-----mistoke n. Clinton did not inhale.

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Many of us may have voted on an:

-----amendment n. an alteration proposed or put into effect by legislative or constitutional procedure

Unfortunately blurring the separation line of Church and State, some folks may have seen this on their ballot, the can-I-get-an:

-----"amen"ment n. an (un)constitutional change pushed for by religious fundamentalists.

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And finally, in the spirit of fair and balanced word play:

-----bipartisan adj. supported by members of two major political parties

Or the funner version:

-----bipartysan adj. used to describe the guy who will crash the victory celebration, no matter which party gets elected

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(Please pardon the dashes and asterisks, but Blogger seems to be eating spaces between lines tonight!)