gasbag

Al Michaels once called us “gasbags on parade.”

This is an excellent moment in history to be a crook, a liar, a gasbag or a double-dealing political hack, because there are far fewer reporters rooting around like drug-sniffing airport dogs.

By the next scene, we see that Little Bill has grabbed the spotlight for himself, ballooning into a gasbag of self-importance.

At its least attractive, you may grimly flash on the last gasbag you were stuck next to while waiting on some interminable line.

Don’t feel bad if the answer is no, because in a crowded field, money and name recognition are hard to come by, giving the incumbent gasbag a big advantage.