A protracted and very partisan Senate skirmish has left hundreds of thousands of jobless Americans without unemployment benefits — an impasse that Democrats leaders are hoping to break this week. They have their work cut out. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Washington Independent
This is an informative piece that tells of yet another dog-in-the-manger tactic being employed by -- who else -- the Senate Republicans. This at the cost to "hundreds of thousands" of American workers who haven't been able to get unemployment benefits since losing their jobs. The House passed such a bill with significant bipartisan support, but the Senate deliberations are bogged down in amendments meant mostly to stall the process.
The 2010 election can't come soon enough for me. It's one thing to be conservative, but it's quite another to be callous and cruel.