flocculence

Noun

 * 1) The condition of being flocculent; wooliness, flakiness
 * 2) * 2009, James Taranto, "That Was Awful. Do It Again!", The Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124543121354331927.html
 * This paragraph is remarkable for its own flocculence. The Times implies, without quite saying it, both that it approves of Obama's evasions and that it would approve if he took a different approach