No longer allowed

The Democrats just came up with a tongue-in-cheek list of idioms that are off-limits, since Republicans are complaining so much about "lipstick on a pig."

The list from the Democratic National Committee manages to incorporate criticisms of John McCain:

"A day late and a dollar short:" Unfair reference to Senator McCain’s plan to add trillions to the national debt.

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure:" Discriminatory attack against Senator McCain’s health care plan.

"All bets are off:" Prejudiced statement against John McCain’s plan to privatize Social Security and gamble American’s life savings on the stock market.

"When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail:" Unfair attack on McCain for promising to continue George Bush’s disastrous foreign policy.

"Penny wise, pound foolish:" Unfair criticism of McCain’s shortsighted energy policy

"All hat, no cattle:" Bigoted attack against McCain’s lack of support for rural communities.

"All in a day’s work:" Biased attack on McCain’s record against organized labor.

"Birds of a feather flock together:" Unfair to point out that John McCain and Sarah Palin represent more of the same as George W. Bush.