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[JaneRLange]

Metaphor, analogy, allegory, they're very similar. What is the best metaphor for american politics that you can think of? 10 points for most clever.

[CharlotteBMartinez]

A large rectum that pulls in instead of out.

[ShortforDionysus]

A large troop of howler monkeys throwing poo at each other.

I think that is probably the best metaphor for Congress.

[JamesABixby]

Politics are like Root canals. It's a painful process of tearing out what's inside and replacing it with fake material, all to desensitize the nerves.

[JohnLDehaven]

Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger. --- Don Luchesi, Godfather III

[JoshuaLHollars]

philosophy

[ArianaRBanach]

Joe the Plumber.

[CarlosJBourne]

A car.

The liberals are the gas pedal. Without the gas pedal, we'd never go anywhere.
The conservatives are the brake pedal. Without the brake pedal we'd go forward recklessly off a cliff.

Both are necessary, even each side doesn't think they need to use the other.

[TiffanyJChen]

a pig orgy?

a bunch of power hungry folks screwing each other over in the mud...

it's very messy and you don't want to be a part of it... but occasionally, something good comes out of it...

bacon... pork chops...

[NancyDStrauss]

Disneyland