Metaphor Abuse
By Jim Dallas
The Washington Post reports on the status of Rep. Tom DeLay's bodily fluids:
"If death comes from a thousand cuts, Tom DeLay is into a couple hundred, and it's getting up there," said a Republican political consultant close to key lawmakers. "The situation is negatively fluid right now for the guy. You start hitting arteries, it only takes a couple." The consultant, who at times has been a DeLay ally, spoke on the condition of anonymity, saying he could not be candid otherwise.
That may very well be the most tortured play on the "death by a thousand" paper cuts cliche I've ever seen. But, for what it's worth, one possible reading of the rest of the story in light of this graf suggests that there's something big coming soon. Of course, when a journalist taking the pulse (sorry) of an elected official is reduced to printing obligatory "we support our man" quotes from his allies, you know the prognosis (sorry) is not good.
(I apologize if this wordplay is a tad insensitive in light of Rep. DeLay's recent heart trouble. We at Burnt Orange Report wish the congressman good health.)
Posted by Jim Dallas at March 14, 2005 05:39 AM
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