out of washington is also starting to seep into the very fiber -- very fabric of the local politics and the local vote slers. just take a listen here. >> and they are wanting to put government out of their life. we don't want government in our life. turn in your social security check. turn in your medicare because it's government that got it for you. >> they just don't think that the people in washington are listening to them. >> their purpose at this point is to make our administration look bad. >> people need to have hope and they need to have the ability to go out and get a job. and they are frightened. >> it's the economy. and some of them are not hindsighted or farsighted enough to realize why we are in the position we are in. and everybody said, oh, don't blame bush. who else is there to blame? >> they are taking the people's money that in all honesty, the people could spend better themselves. >> their purpose is not our