Unemployment bill dealt Senate defeat

AP/YahooNews ^ | 6/16/10

[Kartographer]

Republicans and a dozen Democratic defectors in the Senate have dealt a defeat to President Barack Obama just days after he pressed Congress to renew pieces of last year's economic bill.

After coming out on the losing end of a 52-45 test vote, Obama's Democratic allies have been forced back to the drawing board in their efforts to extend unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and provide $24 billion in aid to cash-strapped state governments.

[thethirddegree]

HAHAHA

[Sacajaweau]

Dems wising up??

[NFHale]

Every little victory for us is a HUGE loss for them.

One battle at a time.

[library user]

Unemployment will stay above 9% for the next two years. You can take that to the bank.

[xzins]

Without the unemployment checks, the real unemployment will be evident, and there will be such hatred for this administration that they’ll initially buy time expending huge effort blaming Bush...when it was Bush who had average 5% unemployment.

Obama has intentionally created crisis unemployment and is trying to drive it higher. What’s the end game? What is he trying to accomplish?

Revolution?
Aid to a foreign power (Islam? Communism?)
Martial law and dictatorship?

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[mrmeyer]

One of many defeats to come after the mid terms.

[ETL]

The bill being considered (HR 4213) would move the *eligibility dates* for receiving the current set of tiers to Nov 2010. It will not add more weeks to the current max of 99. The last of the current tiers is Tier 4.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[Col Frank Slade]

This is another aspect of his incompetant oil spill response.

Whatever slivers of political capital & muscle he had on Capitol Hill will evaporate as his poll numbers erode further.

Who's going to stick their necks out for this guy in an already tough election year for Dems ?

[CPT Clay]

Yes!!!!

[denydenydeny]

A rare bit of great news from this horrible Congress.

[Fantasywriter]

I guess Democrats can read polls too.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[CPT Clay]

Not politically expedient to extend unemployment benefits or MORE than 99 weeks.

[ScottinVA]

Fear=The great motivator, no?

[cubreporter]

Good!

[ScottinVA]

[Merlinator]

Ahhh, it begins...the decline of the reign of King Obamass.