. >>> the peanuts comic strip by the great charles schultz is wonderful for a lot of reasons.second, while being funny, it is also a little melancholy. one of the referring themes is about kids going into analysis, right? there's a reason that all of the songs are in a minor key. it's dark but in a good way. but one of the things we have to thank peanuts and charles schultz for is the comic-based metaphor for something that happens in washington all the time. it's lucy with the football. charlie brown thinks that lucy is going to hold the football for him. every time she convinces him she would hold the football for him, and every time she pulls it away at the last second. >> yeah, go ahead! >> do it! ♪ >> lucy and charlie brown and the football is such a familiar american metaphor that it turns up as a skit even in burlesque shows like this one in north carolina last year. the lucy and charlie brown football metaphor explains exactly what has been going on in washington between democrats and republicans since president obama got elected. republicans were for health reform wit

but one of the things we have to thank peanuts and charles schultz for is for something that happened in washington all the time. it's lucy with the football. charlie brown thinks that lucy is going to hold the football for him. every time she convinces him she will hold the football for him, and every time, she pulls it away at the last second. >> do it, do it! [ peanuts theme song playing ] >> oh! >> lucy and charlie brown with the football is such a familiar american metaphor that it comes up in a skit, even in burlesque shows, even like this one in south carolina last year. it explains exactly what is going on in washington between democrats and republicans since obama got elected. republicans are for an individual mandate to buy insurances until democratics were for it too, and then they were against it. same thing on cap and trade. they oppose said it as their solution to pollution. and then republicans decided their own idea was toxic. seven republican governors co-sponsored legislation to bring down the deficit. they wanted it, it was their idea up till president obama signed