Reid: Jobs bill to come with Republican help (Say It Ain't So)

The Hill ^ | 02/10/10 06:00 AM ET | Walter Alarkon , Jay Heflin and Alexander Bolton

[Tarpon]

This piece of crap isn’t a jobs bill, it’s porkulus 3.

[TheBattman]

As is typical for liberals - even with a job bill that will cost the taxpayers ZERO, the libs want to spend more imaginary future tax money (our grandchildren and great grandchildren get to pay the tab).

This is so very immoral - And I firmly believe, unconstitutional.

[Tulane]

I don’t like this, but at least they killed health care, cap n tax, and card check. 3 out of 4 aint bad...

This is a rather small bill and will allow the repubs to end Dear Reader’s bs about being the party of no...

[Reagan Man]

Looks like the Dems and the Pubs are up to their old tricks!

[WOBBLY BOB]

Libtards will extend unemployment benefits and call it ‘jobs’.

[aeonspromise]

Anyone who votes for anything more than a tax cut, find a new job!!!NO DEBT EVER AGAIN!!!

[ScottinVA]

He also pledged the same re: Cap and Tax; and 0bamaCare.

[Deb]

Someone described what the Democrats are doing as trying to put the Republicans in a bear-hug and taking them down with the "Jobs Bill", known to the Democrats as the "third stimulus".

Voters need to contact their congressmen and impress upon them that "WE DON"T WANT IT!!!"

[pissant]

If pencil neck Cantor and the boys support this, we must throw them out of office.

[Lurker]

McConnell also requested that Democrats formally release the bill text so his party could read it.

They won't even let Republicans read the damned thing.

[lmarie373]

This bill has to be killed the state of ca does not need a bailout, starve the beast. Let the Patriot act die I am not a terrorist, enforce the damn immigration laws so that no one can sneak into the country especially terrorist,profile just do not invade my privacy you incompetent idiots.

[stockpirate]

The Progressive’s RINO’s Republicans will help their fellow socialist progressive democrats whenever they can.

ANY republican that votes for this bill needs to be targeted when they run for re-election in 2010 or 2012.

[dforest]

uh....in case you haven’t noticed...I will say it in secret... don’t tell anyone else though...none of what you have mentioned is dead yet.

[Wee-Weed Up]

Bipartisan? Really? maybe that’s why it only costs $104 billion instead of the usual $1 trillion trend we’ve been seeing over the past year. besides, this isn’t a Job creation bill. Most of it is directed to unemployment benefits.

[stockpirate]

"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday after a bipartisan meeting at the White House that he could back separate measures "to produce immediate bipartisan accomplishments that will grow jobs here at home," as long as they’re not attached to controversial items. "

It appears the title is a bit misleading.

[Blue Turtle]

The Repubs just don’t see the writing on the hand. There is a reckoning coming in November.

[Las Vegas Ron]

From Boortz today:

So the Senate has been working on this mystery jobs bill. While we have yet to see a final version, Harry Reid wants the Senate to vote on this thing ASAP. It ain’t gonna happen. We are talking about spending another $85 billion that we don’t have. So I am in no hurry to rush this puppy along without knowing a little more about it.

Here’s what we do know. It’s called the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act.” I just love these phony little feel-good names that politicians of all stripes give to their little bills. Only this one isn’t little. We do know some of the provisions .. try these on for size and see if you can imagine that these goodies will encourage small businessmen to get out there and start hiring folks.

•A payroll tax credit for businesses to hire and retain persons who have been unemployed for at least 60 days. (If a person has been unemployed for more than 60 days, is that the person you really want to hire? How about someone who managed to keep a job through all of this and only recently became unemployed.)
•Extensions for unemployment benefits. (Already small businesses are suffering under increased unemployment insurance costs. This is the result of continuous extensions of benefits. As long as you pay some of these people they’ll continue to sit on their asses.)
•Extensions for the 65% Cobra health insurance subsidy. (More costs for small businesses. Way to go, Democrats)
•Extension for stimulus programs: the Build America Bonds program and a small business loan guarantee. (A loan guarantee sounds like a way for the taxpayers to incur even more liabilities when businesses fail under the weight of Democrat tax increases.)
•Extension on federal funding for highways.
•Extensions on low-income housing credits. (Oh great. Just what we need. Let’s ruin more neighborhoods with Section 8 deadbeats.)
•Extensions on spending programs for energy, disaster relief. (Government spending and temporary, not permanent jobs creation)
•Extensions of Medicare payment programs. (This creates jobs how?)
•A tax to raise revenue from foreign-held assets and trusts. (Ahhhh. Another tax. And, again, this increases jobs how?)
What is the predominant word you notice here? “Extensions.” This is just another way of saying “more of the same.” Is this really what is going to turn the tide of this economy? More spending, more taxes, more government.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

o_o

[TexasFreeper2009]

This is a TRAP

If the Republicans vote FOR it... they will lose all support from the Tea Partiers and others that want to get control of spending.

If the Republicans vote AGAINST it... the Democrats in November will say Republicans voted against the jobs bill and high unemployment is thus their fault.

We need to call this turd what it is, Porkulous 3, and vote against it. Don't let the democrats get away with calling it a JOBS bill.