Strategery at work

Problem 1: You run a progressive organization whose members think the asbestos trust fund legislation working its way through the U.S. Senate is a raw deal for everyday citizens.

Problem 2: U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., voted for the asbestos trust fund bill in committee.

Solution: Pay for television advertisements in his home state accusing Sessions of betraying "the Alabama way" by voting for "a liberal entitlement program."

That, friends, is the work of a master political salesman.