transactional lobbying n.— «Mr. Wilkes had set up separate meetings with the lawmakers hoping to win a government contract, and he planned to punctuate each pitch with a campaign donation. But his hometown congressman, Representative Bill...
under water adj.— «Jarjura said he’s glad his staff has come up with a way to get beyond the problems of properties that are “under water,” in real estate parlance.» —“Delinquent Waterbury properties head for auction...
North Texas n.— «The right wing of this party is like the American Republican party and mostly based in Alberta (North Texas due to it having lots of oil and cowboys).» —“Martin Gets 86’ed” by yochanan Little Green...
Red-Letter Christian n.— «Because being evangelical is usually synonymous with being Republican in the popular mind, and calling ourselves “progressive” might be taken as a value judgment by those who do share our views, we decided not to...
Rolls Royce Republican n.— «Brad Woodhouse has taken to calling the Republicans pushing these cuts “Rolls Royce” Republicans. They support tax cuts that skew toward the wealthiest Americans while slashing funding for programs...
wet n.— «Each party has roughly a half-dozen “wets” within their Senate delegation, wets being defined as wobbly Democratic senators from “red” states (like Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln) and wobbly Republican senators from “blue” states...