[Right_in_Virginia]

We are doing the equivalent of turning a huge ocean liner around and setting her on a new course. We are slowly turning in the right direction.

The promise wasn't: We're going to slowly turn this huge ocean liner around.

The promise was: We're going to repeal and replace Obamacare. Period.

[Yaelle]

Sink the liner! Poseidon Adventure!

[Az Joe]

Its an analogy.

a·nal·o·gy

noun:

analogy; plural noun: analogies

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

[TADSLOS]

Unfortunately, the republican congress is at the helm.