"A rising tide raises all ships"

[zbdent]

So, with New Orleans, we see what happens when people cannot afford a boat . . .

[raccoon]

1. I think the Republican version of that is,

"a rising tide raises all yachts."

[bluedawg12]

2. A rising tide strands all evacuee's

at the Superdome

[baldguy]

3. An acurate metaphor, but the "tide" is the people at the bottom.

The rich can only do well for real when there is social justice in the world.

The Republicans solutions are all akin to lifting the boat out of the water with a crane.

[mcscajun]

4. and when it rises too fast...or too hard....

It SINKS all boats...the smaller ones first.

[BarbaRosa]

5. Except those tied to the bottom

[meow2u3]

6. The Wicked Witch of the West

never bothered to notice that some boats have holes in them--and since poor people can't afford to plug up the holes in their boats, the rising tide sinks them.