In Bed With
When people say “literally”, as in “Governement Officials are Literally in Bed with the Energy and Oil Industries”, it usually means “Figuratively but… HARDCORE FIGURATIVELY.” But, apparently, somewhere in pursuing Cocaine, Crystal Meth, and having some very wild parties, the literal bed sharing has taken place here. Who knew the Department of the Interior was so … so… so… wild? THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR!!! That’s like the Audio – Visual Club of the Federal Government.
Well, now we know how the government works. So often these metaphors pass through a prism out of a past where its literal meaning was intact. We have come full circle here. Though, it might be more interesting, perhaps less corrupt even, if we just legally sanction this as the way the nation goes about its business.