story about imaginary things
one imaginary thing is clout, which is a confusion of auctoritas, potestas, officium and imperium, made into something you can acquire, steal, have, and lose
it's called reification
what would political news be without phlogiston, ``the cause of fire''
President George W. Bush is battling eroded public confidence in his leadership over issues like Iraq, the economy and corruption as he seeks to recapture his political clout before November's elections.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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