Which came first the name or the slang?
I am referring, of course, to senator Jeff Flake and the way he has flaked on his responsibility to the Constitution, the country and the people of Arizona. Actually I am not so concerned about the people of Arizona. They seem to have a problem. They are the same ones who brought us John McCain.
Often our slang and vocabulary comes from the name of a person associated with it. Gerrymandering came from Elbridge Gerry. Borking describes how judge Robert Bork was treated by the Democrats. In some future generation people may think that Jeff Flake originated the slang.
Consider it his legacy. As the Democrats would say, it is accurate even if the facts don’t back up the actuality.
homo unius libri
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Comments are welcome. Feel free to agree or disagree but keep it clean, courteous and short. I heard some shorthand on a podcast: TLDR, Too long, didn't read.