Washingtonese

As for Blagojevic, was his way of negociating the Senate seat that much different than usual Washingtonese ..? —

Burris Meets With Reid and Durbin - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

But it does give this Clinton loyalist a bit of a chuckle to see Senator Obama breaking bread with Chris Wallace and, in classic Washingtonese, trying to show how he doesn't think the GOP folks are all that bad.

Obama Doesn't "Take Fox On," After All 2009

Recently, one friend "was ragging me mercilessly," he recalled, after noting that Mr. Mukasey slipped into Washingtonese during his confirmation hearings.

Mukasey Shows Independent Streak 2008

We got a vice president who was a Washington establishment and actually a press secretary, Ari Fleischer, who spoke fluent Washingtonese.

CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2008 2008

We got a vice president who was a Washington establishment and actually a press secretary, Ari Fleischer, who spoke fluent Washingtonese.

CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2008 2008

When the candidates lapsed into wonk-speak, Washingtonese, or a detailed discussion of what is most on voters 'minds -- the economy -- the dials flat-lined.

Drew Westen: The Last Three Weeks: Anxiety about the Economy vs. Anxiety about Race 2008

The new Democratic leadership of Congress promises hearings on the report when they convene in January, which is Washingtonese for "we're going to study and debate the thing to death while more Americans die and Iraq plunges further into chaos."

Iraq Study Group Report: Smoke, mirrors and the fog of war 2006

DOBBS: Forgive me, Joe, but much of what you just said starts to sound a little like Washingtonese.

CNN Transcript May 21, 2004 2004

"If there's one part of that report I would re-write - in the wordsmithing, Washingtonese that goes on after the fact - it would be that footnote."

WordPress.com News 2009

Pressed to be more explicit, he stressed the issue is not under active consideration, there is no policy group looking at it, and in his best Washingtonese attempted to shut down the discussion saying, “I don’t want to comment on an issue we’re not talking about.”

The Earnest Shaun Donovan Takes Questions 2010