Actually, I still think the metaphor is apt. Up to this point, Bush has felt it necessary--or at least politically expedient--to veil, at least somewhat, his complete disinterest in compromise. He's not veiling it any more.
One can only imagine the tone of his remarks if he had a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
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One can only imagine the tone of his remarks if he had a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.