The Corner

Metaphor Watch

“One by one the graphite rods of restraint will be removed from the nuclear

pile of the Labour Party, and the whole thing could go critical.”—Boris

Johnson in this morning’s Daily Telegraph, writing about Tony Blair’s

multiplying problems with his own party. It was Boris Johnson who, a few

days ago, was telling us that Iraq is a pimple we have to squeeze. A little

more tonic in the G&T there, Boris.

John Derbyshire — Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.
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