Rove to Kerry: Get Wise with your Why's

John,

As you've effectively made the case, W lives in a bubble -- a fantasy world that Maureen Dowd calls "Bush World." He is selling this idyllic creation to America quite effectively because he believes it.

Your job is to pop his bubble so that he looks ridiculous when he tries to paint a happy face on the mess he's gotten America into.

How do you pop a bubble? With a pin.

Your pin has to have "Why?" tattooed all over it. You need to ask him directly in your stump speeches, and you need to ask him directly during the debates:

"Why did your economic plan actually reduce the number of jobs in America?"

"Why did your tax plan actually increase the tax burden on the middle class?"

"Why did you celebrate the end of major operations in Iraq last year?"

"Why did you roll back the clean air legislation that President Clinton enacted?"

"Why did you accuse me of sending our great country into debt when you've already done that yourself?"

"Why didn't you give the weapons inspectors the time they needed to prove what was true: that Saddam had no WMDs, and that he was not the dire threat you portrayed him to be?"

"Why do you continue to think that having less allies in the world makes America safer?"

"Why do you continue to accuse me of flip flopping when you can't make up your mind on compassion or conservatism?"

Pop his bubble, John. And do it while everyone's watching. When his bubble bursts, the country will see the insecure boy that has been hiding behind the macho persona.