[cripplecreek]

I would vote for an extension in return for two firm things. I would demand that those benefits be drawn down by $10 or $20 per check over time and some kind of serious regulatory or tax cut and they must be in the bill. None of this promise crap from the democrats.

Its a gentle prod to the unemployed to keep looking and its something that helps spur job creation.

[sickoflibs]

There is a more structural problem with employment and unemployment not solved by an quick or easy fixes, I go into it here: see at #2 here

[tsowellfan]

I would vote for an extension in return for two firm things

Yes, but you have not been running around conceding that Obama's economic policies have been creating so many jobs that extensions are no longer needed. Elected republicans did just that a few months ago.