Rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic
this is a situation when someone tries to futilly reform the way things are done in a failing system.
the consolidation of domestic agency intelligence under the banner of “homeland security” is nothing more than rearranging the deck chairs on the t-tanic.
a joke stephen colbert made on the 2006 white house correspondents’ dinner.
some people say changing the cabinet around is like rearranging the deck chairs on the t-tanic. that’s not true; this administration isn’t sinking. in fact, this administration is soaring; if anything, it’s like rearranging the deck chairs on the hindenburg.
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