CLICHES. Or: Do not accuse me of being anti-semantic; some of my best friends are words.

Milo Beckman at site Five Thirty Eight; here and here, (items that are self explanatory, and you can do a tf-idf analysis of Milo's own writing if you've the time and inclination, Milo gives the link).

"Time and inclination." Is that cliche usage?

UPDATE: Have to say it this way -- If, politically, you're a hound for punishment, this link.

FURTHER: When it comes to cliches, all politics is local:

Covington City Commissioners were excited to see a developer come forward Tuesday.

"This will truly be transformative," said Commissioner Steve Frank.

What "truly transformative" developer can you name?