Analogy Sunday

Sometimes thoughts can best be expressed through metaphor...obviously, if a simple recounting of facts were sufficient, very few people would be in support of the Republican party. Given the current state of our politics, here are some analogies to think about.

"The Friend we all have who is a Huge Asshole OR Recent GOP History and Current Party Platform"
Republicans are like the friend on a hike who insists they know the way. After hiking for miles off the beaten track, through bushes and low growing trees, the group comes to the realization that they are, in fact, lost. Confronted with this reality, the friend, at fault for the group's situation, grows sullen and angry, and refuses to take responsibility or apologize for their misguided leadership. When the others try to get their bearings and start discussing how to get back on the right trail, the friend starts to grumble and then begins to shout at those who are proposing solutions to the predicament. When the group does finally decide on a course of action, the friend throws the kind of fit that would put a three year old to shame, cries, screams, and then resolutely sits down on a log, refusing to move.
The group now has a decision to make: stay with their horrifying friend and wait for someone to save them (or more likely, for the bears to come), drag the person along like a child, kicking and screaming, or leave them in the forest, hoping that they will eventually come to their senses when left alone.

"The Virgin and Her Disgruntled Lover (Voters) or Democrats and Health Care Reform"
Democrats are like the high school girl who has yet to give up her virginity, after dating her high school sweetheart for over a year. She worries that if she has sex with this boy, he may leave her, having accomplished his goal, to move on to other conquests. At the same time, she knows that he wants to have sex, that he has been a perfect gentleman, and that he has been extremely patient with her wishes. She has been stalling for the last 6 months, making him get checked for STD's (though neither of them has ever had sex), taking him to relationship counselors, and anything else she can do to delay the inevitable. Still, she is just not sure what to do...
Meanwhile, boyfriend is torn. He loves the girl, but her unwillingness to take the next step is extremely frustrating. And while he doesn't have a ton of options, he has noticed other girls in class that, although slutty and ultimately drama queens, would at least offer him the chance to get laid and get back at his girlfriend.
The girl has a choice to make: either stop stalling and sleep with him, or somehow hope that her charm can continue to keep at bay the precarious patience of a sex starved 17 year old male.