[Cacophonous]

The Senate and House passed separate legislation providing for extensions last week, with the House acting hours before lawmakers returned home for the balance of the year. But the measure passed included a provision related to Medicare payments to doctors that drew objections in the Senate.

If this is the GOP defense (argument), then Conservatives have already lost the debate.

This is arguing on Democrat Party terms; instead of claiming to be in favor of extending benefits, and making them retroactive, why does the GOP not let them expire and tell those without jobs to get to work? They have been crowing about the economy; are they lying about its robustness? They give lip service to the free market, but continue to tamper with the free labor market.

The Dems have defined the argument, and the spineless GOP was sucked right in. It's win-win for dems and the welfare queens; and nothing but losses for Conservatives and productive Americans.

[LS]

On this, we agree.

[Republic of Texas]

Bears repeating;

" The Dems have defined the argument, and the spineless GOP was sucked right in. It's win-win for dems and the welfare queens; and nothing but losses for Conservatives and productive Americans. "