Bad Swaps

The Obama administration’s swapping of five vicious Taliban Gitmo prisoners for a possible Army deserter, Bowe Bergdahl, has evoked a series of bad-swap bromides.  I think it was Charles Krauthammer who suggested one … that this recent prisoner exchange was like trading a Rolls Royce for a Slinky. Greg Gutfeld said that it was like trading five hand grenades for a water pistol. These bon mots got me to thinking up some bad-swap similes on my own … such as:

-        Swapping Sir Lawrence Olivier for Adam Sandler

-        Swapping a wagyu steak for a Happy Meal

-        Swapping Pope John Paul II for Cardinal Law

-        Swapping Paris for Detroit

-        Swapping an orchid for poison ivy

-        Swapping a Boeing 787 for a box kite

-        Swapping Citation for Mr. Ed

-        Swapping Dom Perignon for Flexinet

-        Swapping Frank Sinatra for MC Hammer

 and finally

      -        Swapping Ronald Reagan for Barack Obama

But I think I like Greg Gutfeld’s the best.