that's one of the thinnest wikipedia articles i've ever seen. C'mon, outside of the hysterical NRO articles it has at the bottom, can you show me another example of it "happening throughout history?"
"I think it's unfortunate when some use what has often been called the Washington Monument strategy," Mr. Pataki said at a news conference. "When you make a cut, you immediately say you are going to cut the Washington Monument because it is the most visible way to get public attention." http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/15/nyregion/suny-trustees-pla...
http://writteninfo.com/2009/04/fire-department-in-fairfax-co...
http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/24528.html
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/07/15/the-washington-mon...