Political opponents spend a lot of time swapping scandalous charges and calling each other unflattering names. During the recent presidential campaign, this behavior hit a new low when a pro-Bush commercial flashed the word RATS across the TV screen, allegedly sending viewers a subliminal message about Al Gore s character. George W. called the charges bizarre, apparently getting a chuckle out of the whole flap.
Nobody likes to be called a rat.
In the ratings-busting finale of the Survivor TV show, the prickly Susan called finalist Kelly a rat as she cast her vote for Rich even though she considered him a snake. I hated myself for watching that show, gagging uncontrollably when I saw those little rodents turning crispy over the campfire. I bet you didn t go to the official website looking for that recipe either. Suddenly, rats seem to be everywhere. In Boston, the infamous construction project known as The Big Dig has displaced them by the score.