A whale of a headline: "A tale of two democracies: Harper steamrolls, Obama grinds gears"

Did you get that? This headline from the Globe & Mail is rife with innuendo. You don’t need to read the article to know what’s going on here. In this comparison of the democracies of Canada and the US, Harper is “steamrolling” – acclerating, powerful, getting things done, good, positive, wholly democratic. On the other hand, Obama “grinds gears” – slow, obstructive, clumsy, almost undemocratic