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I want to agree with you.

Andrea Mitchell, Imus, Fonda, Kerry, the incident with the staffer shaking his head behind his RAT boss while Powell was testifying - I have no idea what they could possibly want to accomplish here.

I do know this: I come from a family of RATS. Almost all blue collar. My brother is an HVAC guy, and he said that in the end it comes down to jobs. Liveable wages.

Most RATS will vote that way. There isn't an intellectual or moral component to their vote. RATS seem to be single issue people. My wife will vote RAT because of education. She's convinced conservatives don't have a better plan than what is in place now, while fully admitting that what is there now is badly broken.

Abortion? The War? Non-factors. Education reform means radical changes to HER JOB, and there is at least a devil she knows. Conservatives are selling 'rip up and re try', and for teachers it doesn't play. One issue.

Now consider that my wife and I ADOPTED. We have another in-vitro, and another that was just plain miraculous. You'd think abortion would be just a deal breaker - no.

Clinton's power comes from the fact that he knows this, and knows where the uncrossable line is. As long as the economy was pumping, his sole focus was to minimize debate on anything else. WTC happened, but the buildings were still standing - let's move on. OKC - two cracker-ass peckerwoods did it, case closed, and Rush instigated the whole thing - next.

Bush is facing the most bizarre buzz saw in history: He successfully prosecuted two wars that had to happen, and has prevented another 9-11. All of this protection has made the 'life and death' issue fall to about 3rd place in people's short list of reasons to re-elect Bush.

What my brother and family are telling me is that the economy is booming for people who have stock, but if you are looking for a job, the economy still sucks. Everyone is reading the unemployment figure and is convinced that the figure is not taking into account the people who have stopped looking. Everyone seems to know someone who is that bad off. (Everyone also knows someone who was infertile until they adopted, and then all of a sudden got pregnant too - though there are almost nobody out there like that)

Jobs and outsourcing - that's going to be the issue. Kerry really hasn't seized on it yet, but if Rove wants RATS to vote R, then he needs to lead on this issue. He can stop with immigration, and stop with spending, and stop with pandering to Kennedy and his poisoned ilk.

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. That is the only issue besides national security that has any traction.

This is why Clinton can get hummer, rape, party, down play national security, lie, murder, and get re-elected. There were more jobs than people to fill them - that's all RATS remember of the Clinton years. The rest is academic for them, and makes their heads hurt.