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Republicans block Obama jobs bill

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And without 60 Democrats in the Senate, exactly how are they to get bills passed that Republicans filibuster? The bill had enough Democrats voting for it to pass. Passage was blocked by Republicans, the party of "no," that doesn't want economic relief to come until Obama is out of office.

Was it not Reid who change the Obama bill? seems he said "no" to Obama's plan.

So for you all bills must be approved down party lines. Care to explain why two dems voted it down. If it was a good bill, some repubs would most likely vote for it.
 
There is support from the business world for this Jobs plan:

The American Small Business Chamber™ of Commerce Calls for Passage of The American Jobs Act of 2011

"America's small businesses can't wait.

We need investments in business growth and consumer demand now to drive Main Street business growth and job creation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce™ (The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce) calls for the immediate passage of The American Jobs Act of 2011 and continued actions to build a business climate in which America's small businesses can thrive and fuel job creation."



"U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Supports The American Jobs Act of 2011; Calls for Immediate Action

"As women and small business owners face losses in demand and jobs, it is imperative that Congress acts now to spur consumer spending, investments in business growth and job creation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce(TM) (uswcc.org), representing over 500,000 members from all across America, lends full support for The American Jobs Act of 2011 and calls upon Congress to quickly pass this legislation that will drive much needed growth and job creation in America."
 
There is support from the business world for this Jobs plan:

The American Small Business Chamber™ of Commerce Calls for Passage of The American Jobs Act of 2011

"America's small businesses can't wait.

We need investments in business growth and consumer demand now to drive Main Street business growth and job creation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce™ (The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce) calls for the immediate passage of The American Jobs Act of 2011 and continued actions to build a business climate in which America's small businesses can thrive and fuel job creation."



"U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Supports The American Jobs Act of 2011; Calls for Immediate Action

"As women and small business owners face losses in demand and jobs, it is imperative that Congress acts now to spur consumer spending, investments in business growth and job creation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce(TM) (uswcc.org), representing over 500,000 members from all across America, lends full support for The American Jobs Act of 2011 and calls upon Congress to quickly pass this legislation that will drive much needed growth and job creation in America."

There's "The US Chamber of Commerce", and then there's these Mickey Mouse organizations that aren't worth a flip.
 
There's "The US Chamber of Commerce", and then there's these Mickey Mouse organizations that aren't worth a flip.

Not a fan of small businesses or businesses owned by women eh?
 
True to form, Obama set out to deceive voters by calling this second stimulus bill a jobs bill. Were he an honest man he would have told voters all the jobs he proposed to create were temporary jobs that would disappear as soon as this new stimulus money ran out, just as all the jobs created by his first stimulus bill disappeared when that money ran out.

The difference between Obama and the Republicans who voted down this new Obamascam is that Obama has absolutely no strategy for turning the economy around and only offers these stimulus bills which do nothing to stimulate private investment that would create long term jobs while the Republicans are focused on stimulating long term growth by, in part, reducing costly regulations and taxes and repatriating foreign profits of US firms so that money is available to be invested here in the US.
 
Was it not Reid who change the Obama bill? seems he said "no" to Obama's plan.

So for you all bills must be approved down party lines. Care to explain why two dems voted it down. If it was a good bill, some repubs would most likely vote for it.
You are damn right Reid changed the bill. The lame stream media is quiet about this glaring bitchslap of BO.......they removed the tax increase on folks making 250k and put in the millionaire tax. Apparently moonbat chuckie schumer screamed foul on taxing folks that make less than a million clams a year. So even though the lib's have rejected BO's "let's tax the millionaires and billionaires making $250k per year"', don't expect BO to stop claiming he wants to increase the taxes on those people.
 
U.S. Women's chamber of commerce, Who would've thought they would support a liberal-proposed half-baked idea that does absolute jack ****?
 
Ummm, 50 Democrats voted for it. The bill would have passed in the Senate if not for the Republicans blocking it with a filibuster.

The vote was to overcome the filibuster, not a vote to pass the bill. Did you read the article?
 
It was more than that. This is an attempt to make jobs an issue for Republicans in 2012 as well. I accuse Republicans a lot of putting party before country, because they do. And so do Democrats, and this is a perfect example of the politicization of an issue for the purposes of an election. When the hell are people going to realize that our 2 major parties don't give a damn about anything except their own party? Patriots, my ass. That applies to Democrats and Republicans both.

I'm not going to argue against that but the Republicans were indeed voted in to block bills like this.
 
There's "The US Chamber of Commerce", and then there's these Mickey Mouse organizations that aren't worth a flip.
No kidding. I was wondering about this American Small Bus Chamber of Commerce. Turns out this Mickey mouse fan club just popped up in September. Apparently this is some political arm of the equally small and unknown Natl Association of Small Business Contractors. We should expect to see a lot of this type of bs for the next year. Team BO will create companies and organizations that sound legit to make glowing endorsements of the Chosen One's failed policies.


EDIT: it gets better. It turns out this ASBCC is also related to the liberal hacks in the Womens Chamber of Commerce.
 
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U.S. Women's chamber of commerce, Who would've thought they would support a liberal-proposed half-baked idea that does absolute jack ****?

In their own words:

"It is time for Congress to step up strongly in support of Main Street businesses through the smart and direct actions of The American Jobs Act of 2011. This act combines short-run stimulus that will spur business growth and hiring with long-term measures that will reduce the deficit," says Margot Dorfman, CEO of the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. "We can't afford more delays when so many families are hurting and small businesses struggling to stay afloat," continues Dorfman. "The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce calls upon Congress to act now to pass this legislation and support America's return to economic stability and growth."
 
Spending too much money is un-patriotic. Obama said so, himself.

Only if you're spending your own money, according to your own wishes, and for your own benefit.

When your money is taken away from you by an out-of-control government, and spent in ways you would not choose to spend it, on things that do not benefit you, then Obama's attitude is very different.
 
No.

Then the government has to utilize the existing tax money revenue to fund the bridge. If there is not enough funds, either cuts have to be made to redirect the existing funds, or if the people need the bridge that badly, tax revenues have to be increased to pay for the bridge. It's pretty simple actually.

Could be, but then isn't it still the responsibility of the government official who was bribed to be held accountable for the damage and loss of property and life? You don't get it though - I don't care who's responsible politically... if they did wrong they should be strung up. The construction company, the unions that back the construction company, the person making the bribe, the government official(s) receiving the bribe, the inspectors who looked the other way after the bridge was finished.


But back to the point - if it's a new bridge the people want, the people have to pay for it. They should also make sure that those involved are investigated and if any wrong doing was actually done, that those people are held accountable.

I don't disagree - he should be strung up.

I thought you wanted to lower taxes, not raise them??
 
The vote they had yesterday was not on the actual bill, it was a procedural vote to advance the bill so that it could be voted on in the future. Numerous liberals senators said they were either not going to vote for the bill or they were leaning against supporting it. Those senators were given a gift yesterday by Dingy Harry. Dingy allowed the senators to vote on considering the bill, knowing full well it wouldn't pass the 60 vote mark, so that the lib's could claim they want to help create jobs. Had the actual bill been voted on, the dem's would not have received even 48 votes in it's favor.

Uh oh, me thinks SY got his azz handed to him. Good one CG.
 
Damn liberals and their bridges and highways. People don't need to commute or travel or anything.

This bill doesn't have a damn thing to do with building roads. It's about raising taxes.

There are fewer shovel ready jobs in this bill than there were in Stealfromus I and there weren't any in that one.
 
Of course, our mistake, we forgot it was all about you.

I don't need a ****ing bridge either. And neither do the majority of Americans who pay the taxes.

Its about "us".
 
I don't need a ****ing bridge either. And neither do the majority of Americans who pay the taxes.

Its about "us".

Well unless you are self-sustaining, more than likely the products you consume go over a bridge or two.
 
God, look at the idiocy on this thread.

Ignore the damn name of the bill. Can you people at least read 30 seconds of it? This had very little to do with jobs. I'm starting to think the Democrats here would've passed the Patriot Act if it had been called the "Rainbows and Puppy Dogs Act of 2001".
 
I don't need a ****ing bridge either. And neither do the majority of Americans who pay the taxes.

Its about "us".

ABC News/Washington Post poll:

"JOBS and TAXES – The economy’s the problem, with the weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index a point from its record low in more than 25 years. As noted, Obama’s jobs proposal has won some positive notice: Fifty-two percent of Americans support it, with 36 percent opposed and the rest withholding opinion. Even 21 percent of Republicans like the idea, as do 47 percent of independents (vs. 38 percent opposed) and more than eight in 10 Democrats.

Notably, somewhat more, 58 percent, think Obama’s jobs package, if it passed Congress, in fact would do a great deal or somewhat to create jobs – including 91 percent of Democrats, 52 percent of independents and a quarter of Republicans."

Obama Gains vs. GOP on Jobs as Congress Hits a New Low - ABC News
 
God, look at the idiocy on this thread.

Ignore the damn name of the bill. Can you people at least read 30 seconds of it? This had very little to do with jobs. I'm starting to think the Democrats here would've passed the Patriot Act if it had been called the "Rainbows and Puppy Dogs Act of 2001".

I wish I could like this 20 times.
 
God, look at the idiocy on this thread.

Ignore the damn name of the bill. Can you people at least read 30 seconds of it? This had very little to do with jobs. I'm starting to think the Democrats here would've passed the Patriot Act if it had been called the "Rainbows and Puppy Dogs Act of 2001".

Well, the guy they voted for has expanded it far beyond how Bush used it so I'd say that no name change would have been necessary.
 
The good thing to come out of this....is that it just further cements which party represents the interests of the 1%....and which party represents the interests of the rest of us.
 
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