Therefore it must be a Republican's fault. It seems former Clintonite and spokesman for Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign Chris Lehane pulled a dummy and left his laptop in plain sight in his car. Of course, to certain, less-than-upstanding Californians fallen on tough times due to Gov. Gray Davis' economic policies, such a pricey item could pay for one week's rent in San Francisco.

So, someone smashed the car window, grabbed the laptop and took off.

So, whose fault is this? Republicans of course.

"I'm the just the latest victim of crime," he quipped. "Crime has gone up under George W. Bush's watch."

The logic is mind-boggling.