Skinning
Pasha Obama in news conference just now:
"Cap-n-trade was just one way of skinning the cat."

And yes, I'm shouting. Thank you for noticing.
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And later in the same speech:
"Relying on values that I got from my mom and grandparents."
Pasha Obama's grandmother was a Soviet agent and an investment banker.
Explains his values entirely.