He originated it, but it's since become a mainstay on the political blogs, from Yglesias and Krugman to the folks over at RedState. Plus, it has a certain pana

He originated it, but it's since become a mainstay on the political blogs, from Yglesias and Krugman to the folks over at RedState. Plus, it has a certain panache to it, don't you think? And vividly conjures a real phenomenon, despite eliding real principal agent problems.