[mwl1]

The Rubin "boomlet" pointed out above is very shrewd and impressive.

Say what you want about the RATS, they are a very manipulative bunch of scheming liars.

[hchutch]

True, but I am beginning to get the feeling they may have outmaneuvered themselves on this issue.

I am beginning to think that George Bush Jr. is the type of politician that Raymond Spruance would have been had Spruance decided to enter politics. He seems to be as cool as ice, and he doesn't fall into the manipulative traps that the Dems have tried to set. He might frustrate some on his side at times, but he'll come away a winner in the end.