Figures of Speech Served Fresh

Quote:  "QUESTION:  The President has called [Harriet Miers] a pit bull in size six shoes.  Could you elaborate? MR. McCLELLAN:  Carl, what we have talked about publicly is her record and her qualifications and her judicial philosophy."  Press briefing with White House spokesman Scott McClellan.

Figure of Speech:  metastasis (met ah STAY sis), the figure that flits past the subject.

Scott McClellan chooses to say nothing with a metastasis, which barely touches the issue at hand before hightailing it out of there. It may be the politician's very favorite figure of all.

Snappy Answer:  "Is a small-footed household pet really qualified for the Supreme Court?"