Angry Mob with Torches and Pitchforks

Okay, so not quite, but recent townhalls across America have been filled with angry (mostly small-town, white) folks, thirsty for senatorial blood.  I don't profess to have a real love or deep understanding of the political world, but it strikes me as hypocritical that those on the right are ready to burn down the white house over "big government" now.  

Does anybody remember conservatives speaking out when big government trampled over the constitution and multi-national treaties in allowing secret wire-tapping and torture?  How about the big deficits and war-spending under the last administration?  Didn't the whole TARP program and bailouts begin with our former president?  

I don't like the concept of "big government" either, but these protesters of late don't sound to me like they're concerned with a real political science debate.  When I watch these clips, I see rooms filled with angry, rural white folks who want to outlaw abortion, toss out all the "illegals," and shout over any real debate about health care reform that might involve helping the unfortunate.  

There's a lot of anger in their faces, it just doesn't look to me like righteous anger.