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Boat Analogies
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Bragan demands that I put my GOP nomination analysis in the form of a seafaring analogy:
I think it's more like Romney is an early explorer in the Pacific whose ship is seaworthy but he's out of fresh provisions and has no idea how far he is from land. You can keep living on salt pork and hardtack for a long time before scurvy puts the crew out of commission. But it's not going to be very pleasant. A continuation of the status quo puts you on track for slow, painful death. But if you do find land, you stock up on new provisions and everything's fine (unless you get speared to death like Magellan).
So, are you saying that Romney's boat is seaworthy? Able to stay afloat despite being battered by waves of support for his opponents? Or is Romney's boat taking on water faster than he can bail? Maybe he needs to dig deeper into his pocket for another wad of cash to plug the latest leak. Will the Romney boat's hard tack to starboard ever succeed in finding enough wind to fill his sails?
I think it's more like Romney is an early explorer in the Pacific whose ship is seaworthy but he's out of fresh provisions and has no idea how far he is from land. You can keep living on salt pork and hardtack for a long time before scurvy puts the crew out of commission. But it's not going to be very pleasant. A continuation of the status quo puts you on track for slow, painful death. But if you do find land, you stock up on new provisions and everything's fine (unless you get speared to death like Magellan).
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