Metaphor of the day

It was invoked a couple days ago, but I'm a humanities major, so this stuff is always gold to me. From a Politico article on lessons Democrats ought to take away from the battle over the stimulus:

One Democrat likened Obama’s desire to score even a single GOP defector to Abraham’s pursuit of a “single virtuous man” in Sodom and Gomorrah.

Sorry if that disappoints. It caught me the right way, is all. And that isn't to say it is entirely true--because it isn't. The president's attempts at bipartisanship from this last round will, in time, pay dividends--especially once Republicans realize their echo chamber is not America and become more amenable to compromise. So while the President probably played Abraham at moments, in the end, it looks like John Boehner (along with Eric Cantor and the rest of the House GOP caucus) will be the one to end up, like Lot's wife, turned into salt.

*Also: That same Politico article mentioned above is fantastic reading in its own right. The one all Democrats--both legislators and activists--can take to the bank no matter what: message, message, message (lesson number 7, page 2).