Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Attorney General John Ashcroft were “Ridged”:–verb (used with object), -stabbed, -stab bing. to attempt to discredit (a person) by underhanded means, as innuendo, accusation, or the like.
‘Ridged’ is a good word.
Ridge Backtracks On Politics Of Threat Levels
http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/08/ridge_backtracks_on_politics_of_threat_levels.php