Tomnibus n.— «A product of Democratic frustration with the tactics of Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican and physician who has become the Dr. No of the Senate, the Tomnibus is a $10 billion collection of Coburn-blocked measures...
money bomb n.— «Munger got the money for the ads by holding a focused online fundraiser—a “money bomb,” in the parlance of the Ron Paul presidential campaign, although Munger said his modest effort was more like a “money...
shot fighter n.— «Gomez is what some would call a “shot fighter,” and shot fighters don’t get more durable as they go, they get less able to hang in there for long periods of time and give a sustained effort. Each of Gomez’s...
per piece manning n.— «In fire safety circles, “per piece manning” is the term for the approach that the union and mayor have endorsed in negotiations to settle a contract that expired last July. McKay explained how “per...
biological passport n.—Gloss: a continuous record of a professional bicyclist’s drug tests. «In an effort to rescue the sport’s prestige, the International Cycling Union plans to institute what is known as a “biological...
balloon levy n.— «A balloon levy is a term used to describe the practice of requesting more money than we reasonably expect to receive.…This is done because the equalized assessed value of the district is unknown, but the levy needs...