09.29.08

Gluttonous.Purveyors.of Pork

Posted in Main, Word for the Day at 3:09 pm by Holder

gluttonous   glut.n.nes
comes from “glutton”, a person who consumes too much

purveyor   per.va.er
a person who supplies something

pork
money,position, etc. received from the government through political patronage

patronage   pa.tren.ij
the power to appoint to political office or grant other favors, especially political ones

Synonym:  United States Congress

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