A word for Washington

Just when you think we've run out of words to describe the politicians in Washington, along comes:

trumpery / trump-êr-ee / noun

1. (Obsolete) Deception, fraud, or trickery.
2. Rubbish, junk.  
3. Flashy but trashy finery in the home or on the body.

Does it get any better than this?

Dr. Goodword gives the history: The original meaning of this word, "deception", is now a bit dated and less frequently used but it explains how the word got into English. It was originally French tromper "to cheat, swindle, deceive". Once it entered English, though, as you can see, its meaning eventually dwindled to "nonsense". The similarity of this word to (to) trumpet explains its gravitation toward the sense of "trashy finery". Trumpery is unrelated to the trumping that goes on in many card games; that trump is an old mispronunciation of triumph!