1. January 2006 1 The Fact Is  The fact is…  The fundamental fact is…  Of course, the fact is…  The fact of the matter is…  We support the fact…  In point of fact…

2. January 20062 We Agree  Well, you know, I would say we agree.  We have been…  We have done…  We brought in…  We agreed to… - children - seniors - lesbigays - unemployed - native people - people with disabilities

3. 3 The Solution  The real solution…  What we need…  What we’re proposing…  We’re prepared…  We offer the alternative.  We’re going to change the way politics is done.  We’re going to listen.  We work for you. (z z z)

4. January 20064 The Issue  The important issue…  The problem we’ve got here…  We’ve got political games going on here…  The other parties…  This is a very important issue.  You have the choice.  You have the choice.

5. January 20065 “Finally” (but not quite...)  Thank you.  Now we will delay…  We will postpone…  We will not do…  We will ditter…  And then we’ll be back!