I'd say that Republicans are trying to rape the working class, but since they redefined rape, they're simply making "rough love" to them.
Meanwhile, I've since lost track of where I first read it, it took someone on twitter to point out the irony I'd missed of the 2012 Democratic National Convention being held in NC -- one of the most union unfriendly states in the nation. If they're not still on the lam, maybe the fourteen Wisconsin State Senators could be invited to serve as an example for the national party?