If your favorite issue isn’t at the top of the news, create a diversion to draw attention away from real issues while you cheat at the game at hand. With the nation contemplating the new SCOTUS nominee, call a closed session to bring their attention back to Iraq, Scooter, Karl and the Veep.
Flim Flam: n. 1. Nonsense; humbug. 2. A deception; a swindle.
Update: After watching the news this evening, I’m convinced that Harry Reid, Chuck Shumer and Dick Durbin are all accomplished flim-flammers.