posturing, chicanery, subterfuge, theatrics, brinkmanship, skullduggery, politicking, trickery, mudslinging, nastiness, histrionics, hyperbole, demagoguery, skulduggery, showboating, opportunism, upmanship, bluster, gimmickry, kidology, petulance, shenanigans, underhandedness, ploy, farce, tomfoolery, playacting, dirty tricks, thuggery, maneuvering, oneupmanship, machinations, doublespeak, arrogance, intrigue, silliness, obfuscation, legerdemain, sleight, combativeness, pettiness, foolishness, partisanship, deception, dramatics, gotcha, charade, hardball, recklessness, boneheadedness, tactic, obstructionism, acrimony, bravado, saber rattling, evasiveness, treachery, gutlessness, sniping, doubletalk, banter, finesse, sour grapes, sideshow, puffery, ineptness, hypocrisy, foolery, buffoonery, dishonesty, sophistry, cynicism, bickering, lunacy, desperation, slugfest, churlishness, psychological warfare, pompousness, innuendo, nefariousness, naivete, sloppiness, pugnaciousness, obstinacy, stratagem, disingenuousness, fisticuffs, chumminess, stupidity, indecision, rancor, peevishness, hairsplitting, logrolling, meanness, jousting, mindlessness, pugilism, deviousness, quibbling, gallows humor, maneuverings, manoeuvring, savvy, juggling, niceties, wizardry, etiquette, ineptitude, ploys, sophistication, jockeying, overkill

inequity, unfairness