Gov's bait and switch

I overheard a parent speaking with his child:

"Dad," the child said, "I have a problem. We're studying similes and metaphors in English class. I know they are both comparisons, and that similes use 'as' or 'like,' but I can't think of an example."

"Well," said the dad, "Let's just look at this Sun-Times and see if we can find . . . ah, right here on the front page: The governor wants cameras on the highways and wants to use all the revenue from the speeding tickets to fund crime fighting. That's like creating a state lottery to use all the revenue to fund education."

Jeff Levens, Wicker Park