America the Euphemism

American politicians tend to speak quite extravagantly when discussing the United States and its place in the world, as I detailed in an earlier post. It is not uncommon to hear the United States described as the greatest nation in history, a "city upon the hill," etc. Despite this penchant for exaggeration where American politics are concerned, it appears that when issues really matter American simply cannot spit the words out.
Turn on the nightly news and one will frequently hear stories about sexual assault...