The Mighty Metaphor Some of you discussed the use of metaphor for your rhetorical analysis essays. Here's an example U.S. Representative employing colorful and creative metaphors to make political points:

From The Hill (scroll down for page for story):

"Seems like the House Repulbican Conference has Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) on metaphor duty these days.

Last Wednesday, Foxx took to the floor for a one-minute on spending.

"'The Democrats' needle is stuck in a groove," she said, “and it is playing the same song over and over: Tax and spend... I guess it is hard to learn a new tune when the old one is playing over and over again in your head."

Then the next day, she was back for another one-minute. This time, the record-player symbolism was replaced by something a bit more classical.

"'The Democrats remind me of the sirens in Greek mythology," she said. "Sirens would sing beautiful songs to sailors who were unable to resist the beautiful music and would try to swim or steer their boats to the music. The problem, Mr. Speaker, is that the sirens actually lived on islands of sharp rocks that sank the sailors’ boats or stranded the sailors for eternity.

"'The Democrats, like sirens, are trying to strand the American public on an island of myth."

"She does a one-minute nearly every day," said Foxx's press secretary, Amy Auth. "Sometimes we collaborate, but the ideas are definitely hers.'"

The Hill: Foxx wields a mighty metaphor  ¶ 2:26 PM