leech-like

Don't get me wrong -- I think the current "intellectual property" regulatory regime (in the US, at least) is radically stilted in favor of leech-like middleman publishers and the "copyright cartels" and STINKS.

Advisor: What should I do with my high school CD collection? Boing Boing 2010

In my careless freak out, I only locked one of the twenty bolts on my door, so it's a snap to grant entry to my leech-like neighbor.

Anhedonia (excerpt 2) Laura Preble 2010

I have to say that in Green's leech-like machinations, your ten thousand is chicken feed. '

The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010

Not only would Pine Creek want to look at the books as part of their due diligence, there would no doubt be discussions about how to pry Muhlenberg lose from the leech-like clutches of Solaris.

Muhlenberg: A lesson from the mighty Saguaro? Dan 2008

This is direct democracy in action, the sort of thing which has made the Liberal ‘Democrats’ so leech-like in some places.

Archive 2007-12-23 2007

This is direct democracy in action, the sort of thing which has made the Liberal ‘Democrats’ so leech-like in some places.

A Taste for Rural Resistance: The Biter Bit 2007

First, I fasten myself, leech-like, onto someone else's succulent, ripe-for-the-picking Friend List.

Victoria Lautman: Facebook 'Friends' and the Gentle Art of Summer Poaching 2009

In leech-like fashion, he has attached himself to the artery of the public employment roles and sucks it drier and drier every day.

Lieberstami 2009

The fact that she'll still be behind in delegates, races won, and total votes cast for her will be irrelevant; she'll continue to cling, leech-like, to even the faintest hope that she might win, or at least demolish any other democrat's chance at winning in the GE.

Poll: Hillary Up By Five In Texas 2009

With the leech-like attitude of government officials holding juicy positions, who are linked to corruption and scandals, perhaps, Congress must pass a law that requires government officials involved in illegal activities to be removed by force, if they will not step down.

Public officials feel like leeches 2008