The Crazy Metaphor

The "ditch metaphor" is getting really old. There are many different versions surfacing. Here is one the President used in Minnesota...

"We were at a rally right before we came here and I’ve been using this analogy around the country -- they drove this economy into a ditch. And Nancy and I, we've had to put our boots on -- (laughter) -- and the rest of the congressional delegation, we had to rappel down into the ditch, and we're trying to push to get that car out of there. And the Republicans are just standing on the sidelines watching us, fanning themselves, sipping on a Slurpee -- (laughter.) They’re kicking dirt back into the ditch. (Laughter.) We're getting it into our eyes. Didn’t lift a finger to help -- all they did was point and say, you're not pushing hard enough, you're not doing it the right way.

We finally have gotten this car out of the ditch -- and it’s taken a lot of effort. And, yes, the car is banged up; it is dented, it is in need of some body work and a tune-up, but it’s moving in the right direction. We're about to go forward.

And suddenly we get this tap on our fingers and we look back and it’s the Republicans asking for the keys back. And our basic attitude is, no, you can't have the keys back. You don't know how to drive. (Laughter and applause.) You don't know how to drive.

Now, I want to be clear, they are more than happy to join us for the ride -- but they’ve got to sit in the backseat. (Applause.) Because we want America’s families in the front seat. We want them in shotgun -- not special interests, not the folks who’ve been calling the shots in the past. "

While the Democrats are off playing in the ditch, our country is going to hell. We are having our taxes raised at the end of the year. Ten percent of us are out of work. Millions are getting there homes foreclosed. We will be forced to purchase  health care which we do not want. We are told that we belong in the back seat of their little "car" and speaking of cars we became "investors" in two failing automobile companies!

We are continually told that we are not smart enough to understand Democrat policies by saying that  they (the Democrats) have not explained the issues well enough." We have been called racist, fascists, and Nazi's. Our liberty is being taken away while at the same time you allow for a flood of illegal immigrants access to our services.   We are tired of the garbage. Tired of the metaphors. These are the facts! So while you are off pushing an imaginary car out of a ditch, we are hurting. Quit blaming Bush or banks or insurance companies, or, or, or.... Now is the time pull your head out of the ditch (whatever hole it is in) and to listen to your greatest resource, the American people, and do something about the issues.