Dougtionary

gŭv’ərn-měn’tl blōō bôlz
noun
A condition caused when the executive and legislative branch spend weeks talking about stimulus without any real action.

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nāsh’ə-nəl môl rĭ-tûrn’ dĭ-pärt’mənt
noun
The place in Washington D.C. where the American people will take their defective president and exchange him for a newer, smarter, hipper, better educated, more reasonable model of president, who will likely spend most of his term cleaning up the ginormous mess that was created by the defect.
(Seriously, we want our money [...]

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blŏg’goi-yō-vĭch
noun
One who writes short posts for the web and attempts to sell their posts to the highest bidder or trade them for an appointment to positions such as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Energy, or an ambassador to a country that can be neglected.

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nād-mĭn’ĭ-strā’shən
noun
An executive branch with huge balls and no brains. (Fortunately they are leaving on “Liberation Day”, Jan 20, 2009.)

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gāt’wā’ shōō
noun
The first piece of footwear one throws at a politician or other public figure. Typically a canvas or athletic shoe that leads to further escalation to wing tips, stiletto heels, and eventually spirals to the most dangerous and unpredictable, a heavy duty steel-toe work boot.
If you encounter the Dutch, do not engage, especially if [...]

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rĭ-grět’rō-fĭt ‘ĭng
verb
To feign regret for something that one honestly does not regret.
Often used by politicians who fake regret because the public and/or their constituents expect them to if they want to be reelected.

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prěz’ĭ-dənt ə-jā’sənt
noun
One who works closely with the president and is part of his cabinet.
Rahm Emanuel.

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pōst pā’lĭn dĭ-prěsh’ən
noun
An overall gloomy feeling John McCain has now that the election is over and Sarah Palin is no longer his running mate.

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ĭ-lěks’lāks
noun
A drug that will help get the election and media hoopla out of our system & helps relieve political constipation.

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ĭ-lěk’shən dā stärbŭks mār’ə-thŏn’
noun
A quest to go to every Starbucks in town and tell them that you voted to get as many free cups of coffee as possible.
(This just in. Apparently this promotion violates election laws. Instead, it’s being offered to anyone who orders a Tall Brewed Coffee. So the password for the day is… [...]

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prŏp’ə-zĭsh’ən krāmĭng
verb
Waiting until the last minute and then scrambling to understand the state propositions on the ballot.

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pə-lĭt’ĭ-kəl klěp’tə-mā’nē-āk
noun
One who has an irresistible impulse to steal campaign signs out of yards.

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thŭ bŭk rŏj’ərz ĭ-fěkt’
noun
A growing desire among a population to be put into suspended animation and awoken on election day in order to avoid the nonstop mediamania, constant polls, ongoing political bickering, pundit B.S., and overall electile anxiety.

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A repost of the fake word of the day from 8/27/2008, this time, with video!
ĭd’ē-ŏl’ə-jē
noun
The science dealing with the study of foolish people. (Although one could argue that you wouldn’t learn much.)

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