walberg, they keep taking it. >> that's mark schauer and the big spenders in washington who keep taking your money. >> reporter: walberg has been trying to tar schauer as a left- wing big-government spender. >> tell them to stop. >> that's exactly what i'm going to do. i'm tim walberg and i approved this message. >> tim walberg, if you think you're going to privatize social security... >> you're going to have go through me... >> and me... >> reporter: schauer has taken aim at walberg's statement that he would consider privatizing social security. >> you're going to have to answer to us. >> i'm mark schauer and i approved this message. >> that schauer guy is full of baloney. you wouldn't do that to your mom, would you, tim? >> reporter: even walberg's 94- year-old mother has been dragged into the fray. >> i'm tim walberg. my mom and i approved this message. >> reporter: schauer is clearly hoping the social security issue will help him with seniors, who usually turn out in reliable numbers, even in mid-term elections. but the seniors we met at this morning exercise class in tecumseh, mich

vote against mark schauer. on election day, take the right path, vote against jim marshall.gary mcdowell. bobby bright. vote against john spratt. vote against john adler. bill foster. debbie hall ver son. martin line rich. vote guest chet edwards. american future fund is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> let's call in howard fineman. good evening. >> hi, keith. >> the post called ate spending frenchdy conducted largely in the shadows. is there precedent for it? what does a government elected by this american future fund look like snanchts cross between the bush administration and the mckinley administration. the last time it was like this was when the republican party was a wholly owned subsidiary of j.p. morgan and the pennsylvania ra ra railroad and andrew carnegie. the decision was important legally and psychologically. the leaders and republicans in general. republicans like rove have slis ted t solicited the money. the corporations that were cautious by nature were worried about lawsuits. they're not worried about i anymore thanks to the supreme court.

vote against mark schauer. on election day, take the right path, vote against jim marshall.ote against gary mcdowell. bobby bright. vote against john spratt. vote against john adler. bill foster. debbie halverson. martin heinrich. vote against chet edwards. american future fund is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> let's call in howard fineman. good evening. >> hi, keith. >> "the post" called it a spending frenzy conducted largely in the shadows. is there precedent for it? what does a government elected by this american future fund look like? >> a cross between the bush administration and the mckinley administration. the last time it was like this was when the republican party was a wholly owned subsidiary of j.p. morgan and the pennsylvania railroad and andrew carnegie. the decision was important legally and psychologically. the leaders and republicans in general. republicans like rove have solicited the money. the corporations that were cautious by nature were worried about lawsuits. they're not worried about it anymore, thanks to the supreme court. >> the

. >> the candidates in the race we have democrat mark schauer the incumbent in his first term being challenged by a republican who held the seat two years ago. he was defeated and he is trying to get the seat back. they are very familiar with each other and in this race jobs and the economy like every district across the country are the number one issue. so, we will see what they have divergent views and see how best they plan to solve the issues. the other issue is social security. it seems whoever is talking about the ads they are going across the air wavewaves somebos figured out the way is to scare people so social security has been a big issue and largely negative tone so far in the campaign. >> maybe he is trying to hide his vote to cut $500 billion from medicare. listen to him caught on tape. >> there are medicare cuts. >> did he really vote to cut medicare? let's save medicare and cut schauer. >> you call social security worele woreless -- worthless and say you want to privatize our social security. you are going to have to answer to us. >> i approve this message. >> is that in the adv