George Washington adding "under God" to the Presidential oath

[marty.lederman at comcast.net]

Jim:  The proper adjective is "Democratic," as in "Democratic Party."  (But then, you probably already knew that.)  Sorry for the lecture, but this is a hobbyhorse of mine:  The lockstep use of "Democrat" as an adjective is not only juvenile, and grating on the ears, it's also quite literally McCarthyist -- in the sense that it was a tactic first used by Joseph McCarthy, who wished to deny the Democratic Party the positive associations generally associated with the word "democratic." 


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