Sentence:  In light of the current furor over trying to appoint a new Supreme Court justice, I would like to submit a new verb in the the English language. Three forms would be "to <WSD>bork</WSD>," "<WSD>borking</WSD>," and "<WSD>borked</WSD>." This would describe the act of partisan political character assassination. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy. (from 1987)