One thing that's pretty hard to find on the internet is a good guide to the jargon of Capitol Hill. I don't mean formal terminology related to floor procedure, that can be found in quite a few places. I mean the language that staffers use. Like any profession, the Hill is chock-full of wonderful phrases and sayings. But unlike a lot of other professions, politics tends garner a lot of interest from non-practitioners. Last year, PS published
Congressional Jargon
Congressional Jargon
Congressional Jargon
One thing that's pretty hard to find on the internet is a good guide to the jargon of Capitol Hill. I don't mean formal terminology related to floor procedure, that can be found in quite a few places. I mean the language that staffers use. Like any profession, the Hill is chock-full of wonderful phrases and sayings. But unlike a lot of other professions, politics tends garner a lot of interest from non-practitioners. Last year, PS published