Here's a few more uses from google: "I think it's unfortunate when some use what has often been called the Washington Monument strategy," Mr. Pataki said at a

Here's a few more uses from google: "I think it's unfortunate when some use what has often been called the Washington Monument strategy," Mr. Pataki said at a news conference. "When you make a cut, you immediately say you are going to cut the Washington Monument because it is the most visible way to get public attention." http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/15/nyregion/suny-trustees-plan-cuts-under-pataki-s-budget-plan.html http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/15/nyregion/suny-trustees-pla... http://writteninfo.com/2009/04/fire-department-in-fairfax-county-va-caught-in-corrupt-spending-uses-washington-monument-strategy/ http://writteninfo.com/2009/04/fire-department-in-fairfax-co... http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/24528.html http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/24528.html http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/07/15/the-washington-monument-syndrome-backfires-in-massachusetts/ http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/07/15/the-washington-mon...