the problem is, think about so many of these districts that are tight districts. that's where the anxiety about the deficits and government spending in many cases is the worst. the president's losing independent voters. that's why the house is in so much danger. not all of that can be defended on the merits, but that's the problem that they face. >> the democrats have been in power with policy for about a year. >> but this is not the era of big government being over. it came back in a big way under george w. bush particularly at the end of his administration but earlier even. but when it came to bailing out t.a.r.p. and baling out the banks, it was there under a republican president. republicans can say we're going to have a break from that. >> pelosi has made a decision, bring the house back next week. you've got boehner on this sunday. they're going to nail the democrats for coming back and passing a jobs bill. the democrats are saying at least we're doing something. these other guys want to be no people. what's boehner going do with that. >> they're going to argue this is a gift to the teachers