Gore denied he was a policy wonk who was too stiff to relax and watch television.

CNN: Gore, Bush roll out gags at $900,000 fund-raiser

The senator is a policy wonk with the political skills, regularly applied across party lines, to put ideas into practice.

ECONOMIST: The incomparable Daniel Patrick

Per usual, Clinton seemed to revel in his policy wonk persona, once again compartmentalizing his life into distinct personal and professional boxes.

CNN: AllPolitics

Ryan, 42, is considered a policy wonk and conservative Catholic likely to energize the GOP base and sharpen the campaign's focus on government spending and the economy.

CNN: August 13, 2012 -- Updated 0242 GMT (1042 HKT)

Wind the clock back to 1979, and no one, not a single pundit, policy wonk, or economist, forecast the economic boom that came from the last such cycle.

FORBES: Jobs In a Ripple-Out Economy Come From Oil, Gas, Coal, and Then the Cloud

But as a policy wonk with numbers to back up his opinions, and a belligerent debater who likes to argue for the sake of arguing, he can't and won't keep his mouth shut.

WSJ: Outspoken Real-Estate Executive Makes Few Friends Among Public

Allow your inner policy wonk to take over.

CNN: Commentary: For Clinton to win, she should focus on economy

My own taste would have him talk less like a policy wonk and more like a preacher, but as the panel demonstrated in a confused and awkward way, most of us are on the same side.

CNN: Talking Race With The President

Half of last month's congressional recess was spent pressing political and policy-wonk flesh in Germany, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Slovenia, Romania and Bosnia.

ECONOMIST: The long-distance Hoosier

Health Wonk Review is a fortnightly collection of health policy writing from around the blogosphere.

FORBES: Health Wonk Review Review: On Vinson, Ryan, & Gawande