"como blanco para todas las bofetadas"

Question

Hi there,

I'm working on a translation and I'm struggling to come up with something for this expression. I think I get the literal sense - like a target for all the slaps - but I can't quite figure out how to make sense of it in English. Here is the full passage for context:

Están eligiendo al Gobierno como blanco para todas las bofetadas, sin preocuparse de crear un ambiente de tranquilidad en el país. Sólo piensan en sus opciones personales. Desde luego, estoy hasta las narices de la clase política española.

Anyone have any ideas?

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Answer 1

Perhaps this might be of slight help:

http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=17101

Thanks, jtaniel - I had already seen that thread while sniffing around, but was hoping someone could throw a little more light on it. - jordican, Nov 1, 2016