availability. the corruption trial of former illinois governor rod blagojevich getting underway today and today his deputy governor is on the stand, this as prosecutors say they could rest their case as early as tomorrow. jenna: well, the gop making their strategy very clear ahead of the fall electricals. they plan to hammer democrats and government spending, also the national debt, both of which republicans say are increasingly spiralling completely out of control. carl cameron is live in washington and carl, is the strategy at work anywhere right now? reporter: sure, across the country and in pennsylvania particularly. what republicans are doing in essence is attacking democratic spending proposals on the various different pieces of legislation that are working their way through congress and the political issues on the campaign trail. in pennsylvania, particularly, you ve got an open senate seat because the former