~~ Obama mixes Star Wars and Star Trek metaphors ~~
Washington: President Barack Obama mixed Star Wars and Star Trek metaphors as he explained why he could not force the Republicans and Democrats to a deal to replace the forced spending cuts that kicked in Friday. "I am not a dictator. I'm the president," he told a reporter at the White House Friday who had asked "couldn't you just have them down here and refuse to let them leave the room until you have a deal?" If Republican leaders Mitch McConnell or John Boehner "say, we need to go to catch a plane, I can't have Secret Service block the doorway, right?" he said. Nor did he have the power "somehow do a Jedi mind-meld with these folks and convince them to do what's right". The president's remarks brought a quick response from the fans of 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars', saying "The 'mind meld' is not a Jedi tool from 'Star Wars', but a Vulcan ability from 'Star Trek.'" An acknow...