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**jaxx** · 06-16-2012, 10:12 AM

snollygoster

A politician who will go to any lengths to win public office, regardless of party affiliation or platform.

<..> According to Vintage Vocabulary, President Harry Truman revived its use in 1952. Talking about politicians who like to make a show of public prayer, he said, “I wish some of these snollygosters would read the New Testament and perform accordingly.”

<..> A related term is carpetbagger.

http://politicaldictionary.com/words/snollygoster/

That's a new word for me. But I can see that it would apply to Willard. Big Grin

**Treestar** · 06-16-2012, 10:22 AM

That's a good one! And it certainly does apply to Willard!

**pappy** · 06-16-2012, 10:32 AM

Much as I like finds like "snollygoster" I'm thinking this new century with new excesses is going to create a whole new lexicon of nasty, snide and funny words for those excesses.

After all, wouldn't a snollygoster just as easily be called an "etch-a-sketcher"?

BTW snollygoster shows up in my iPad browser spell checker.