permatorium

[Victor Steinbok]

 From WaPo fact-checker:

http://goo.gl/GKsFR
> The president’s opponents have accused him of stunting the economic
> recovery with a barrage of harmful new regulations ranging from a
> supposed "permatorium" on offshore oil drilling to stricter rules
> aimed at reducing farm dust -- neither of which has actually taken
> effect during Obama’s term.

The same context has seen the metaphorical use of "tsunami" by Rep.
Issa. (as in "regulatory tsunami") It's not a singular incident, but
it's still somewhat unusual.

VS-)

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