with connivance and support of every republican state going back to doomsday, the beginning of our history. all support, a lot of republicans serve on arms services know it's a good treaty. it's safe, good for us and reduces nuclear warheads, et cetera. here's a guy in totally partisan terms, here's a way the screw the president. >> these guys are substituting good cheer for crankyness. put mccain into that. >> dickens. >> they are saying we don't care of the substance of matter. jonathan's right. this is what got them the majority in the house and what improves mcconnell's number in the senate. barack obama is going to have to find a way to make that the story, not the fact that they're attacking him, but to show they're not acting in the public good. >> i think they're going to replace the republican icon, the elephant, the mascot with a