1.   And even a suggestion that a deal might have been struck fueled the cynicism that many voters already have for the way politics work in Washington.

2.   Former state Attorney General Jack LaSota said such investigations tend to fuel public cynicism toward public officials and institutions.

3.   It is paralyzing the president, preoccupying Congress and fueling public cynicism about our political system.

4.   Others argue that congressional Republicans will be cast as the villains, as die-hard ideologues who fueled voter cynicism and ultimately hurt their own party.

5.   Several people said Cuomo had fueled anti-incumbent cynicism, and therefore damaged his own campaign, by proposing tax cuts late in an election year.

6.   Such reasoning fuels the cynicism found in the Major League Baseball Players Association.