snollygoster
n.A politician with no platform, no principles, and no party. You know one.
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Snollygoster. Quidnunc. Kakistocracy.
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mumpsimus
n.A stubborn opinion you cling to after the world has gently shown you you're wrong.
callipygian
adj.Possessing, to put it politely, an exceptionally shapely backside.