but isn t, you know, the greatest public service being there in an esteemed body like the senate where you re creating laws that affect not just people on the local level but people across the country? and you say vote out the idealogu idealogues, vote out the partisans, but they re typically the ones with the strongest base of support. aren t they the ones that are likely to get re-elected? yes, and that s part of the problem. ultimately the american people ourselves need to decide that we care more about practical solutions and progress than we do about braindead ideology and partisan rangling. that s what needs to happen. you know, i just simply reached the conclusion that for me at this time i could do more to help people and make a better characteristic to our society because congress is just not working real well right now. well, you re taking a lot of heat for your decision today. in fact, i m sure you ve read some of the papers. some of the harshest came from lee seigel who