“Speaker Boehner comes in and he says, basically, it’s sort of like
this,” Schumer said. “Someone goes into your house, takes your wife and
children hostage and then, says, let’s negotiate over the price of your
house.”  Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaking on Sunday on ABC’s “This Week”

I’ve also read this comparison in several places the last few days:

House Republicans:  “Can I burn down your house?”

The White House, The Senate, the rest of America:  “NO!  Are you nuts?”

House Repubs:  “Well then, how about me burning down just the top two floors?”

Sane Americans:  “NO!  Are you nuts?”

House Repubs:  “The ground floor only?”

Sane Americans:  “NO!  What part of ‘no’ did you not understand?”

House Repubs:  “You don’t play fair.  You won’t even negotiate this with me.”

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I feel like I’ve entered an alternate universe, do you?

Also, I would highly recommend you check out the latest post at www.stonekettlestation.com  entitled “Deadlock.”  Well worth the read!