Comparison:
‘I think the equivalent of what Mike Johnson has had to do over the last couple weeks is like trying to eat a live porcupine,’ he said. ‘The porcupine has been consumed.’
Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson had a very rough two weeks in trying to guide negotiations concerning a bill to keep the U.S. Government operating through March 2025. One of Rep. Johnson's colleagues decided that consumption of a Erethizontidae critter was the closest metaphor that would capture the essence of the Speaker's efforts and problems encountered in eventually passing a bipartisan bill. The illustration below takes us back to the start of the process.
Context:
Speaking after the meeting, Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin expressed his sympathy for the speaker. ‘I think the equivalent of what Mike Johnson has had to do over the last couple weeks is like trying to eat a live porcupine,‘ he said. ‘The porcupine has been consumed.‘
Citation:
Jacobs, Ben. “The Republican Party Is Out of Control.” New York Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024. Web.
(Image by Lee Aigue, base image courtesy of Bing, Dec. 2024.)
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