Talk:Third rail (metaphor)

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It's a good article so far. People say Social Security's the "third rail" in American politics, but is that true? Has contemplating Social Security changes really been political suicide for certain officials, or has it just exposed them to a certain amount of backlash? Greenspan proposed changes in the early '80's and Reagan signed them into law and neither of them suffered too much for it, so did anyone else take the fall? Maybe there could be an example of a name of someone who did? Uyanga 14:00, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Is overpopulation really a 3rd rail? in what country? Rban 20:03, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Unconditional support for Israel as a third rail, only really exist in the United States. If the government of Britain or France finishes its relationship with Israel, it sees a diplomatic rift. 159753 09:39, 12 April 2007 (UTC)