Posted on 09/29/2008 9:20:04 PM PDT by Maelstorm
From comparing the economy to a drunken driver and the bailout package to a "cow patty," representatives in the U.S. House may have been short on votes Monday for the bailout legislation but they were long on metaphor and analogy.
Here's a sampling of some metaphors and analogies that made their way into the rhetoric on the House floor, both in support and against the $700 billion bailout package. The measure, and the market, ultimately took a nose dive:
• "This is a huge cow patty with a piece of marshmallow stuck in the middle," Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., said of the package. "I'm not going to eat that cow patty."
• "We don't have a perfect bill," said Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa. "We do have a perfect storm."
• "We have individuals who are drunks and regulators who are pouring the drinks," said Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., as he attempted to compare the faltering economy to drunken drivers. "We have to clear the highway."
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Meeks need to keep his big mouth shut. He helped cause this.
Nancy Pelosy, “We have a deal.”
Nancy (Cow Patty) Pelosi
The cowpatty is good. I saw somewhere else that Boehner called it a “crap sandwich.” LOL.
Hows that for a metaphor?
OK, where ever the pic of the bunny with a pancake on its head come from; here's another idea for you.
Nancy Patty with a cow patty on her head, oh, and with a marshmallow in the middle.
Also (another analogy used elsewhere but applicable here) it it ever possible to sate sharks? Feed the crooks and they'll be back for more.
< Redneck speak> If you have to eat a turd, don't nibble at it. < /Redneck speak>
GET R DONE! lol
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