to go off in the wacky direction that sharron angle would take them or the consistent -- >> bill: it doesn't sound like -- i take the quote here, medcade rates could go up significantly. that's what he said. we're not making that up. >> could. could. could. could go up. we're not worried about what could happen. bill: is that a warning, indicate? >> the federal government that is said it will go up, the costs will go up, and look, saying this is parsing words, nevadans are dealing with the highest unemployment rate in the country, the highest foreclosure rates in the country. they're not falling for this line that more federal government is a good thing anymore. they're actually rejecting it. and harry reid is making a tremendous mistake. yesterday he was out there talking about constitutionally directed spending, what we call earmarks, and how much he brought back to the state. the american people and the people of nevada are rejecting this notion that just because you bring home billions of dollars, somehow you're doing us a service. people now, in nevada, they