Sentence:  I wouldn't go as far as Robert Samuelson did in Newsweek in referring to your plan as a <WSD>wet noodle</WSD>. It seems that somewhere between a <WSD>wet noodle</WSD> and bold new initiative, we might have reality. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Someone or something that is limp, relaxed, or weak.