If you think the media was going to highlight the fact that it was because of republicans
that folks didn't get their UI check, you are living in another world.
Just like you blame Obama for the fact that there wasn't going to be enough votes in the Senate for a middle class tax cut only as proven out by the 2 bills which were voted on and couldn't pass on December 4th, Obama would have been blamed for folks not getting their UI just in time for Christmas, and would have been called heartless and headstrong for the sake of politics!
It was a catch 22, and he made the decision that he did; to help the 98% instead of obsessing over the top 2%, which I guess is the new Liberal Democratic value around here; to worry about what the Rich have, while saying Fuck you to folks with next to nothing....guess they are just collateral damage for the sake of politics and showing everyone what true assholes the Republicans are.
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Here's the record on Republicans voting on UI in just the last time that
it was actually extended this summer....
keep in mind that unemployment had expired in MAY!
Extended unemployment benefits: Senate still one vote short of passing unemployment extensionJune 30th, 2010 6:17 pm ET.Update: 10:00 pm
Senate fails to pass extended unemployment benefits legislation and is now in recess until July 11 for the latest update on unemployment legislation voting in the Senate
http://www.examiner.com/unemployment-in-rochester/extended-unemployment-benefits-senate-still-one-vote-short-of-passing-unemployment-extension July 15, 2010
The Senate is expected to vote on a bill to restore extended unemployment benefits on Tuesday, shortly after a successor to the late Sen. Robert Byrd is sworn in.
Byrd's replacement is expected to give the Senate the 60th vote needed to pass a bill that would continue extended benefits through Nov. 30. The House passed an extension on July 1, but the Senate, without Byrd, fell one vote short.Until recently, people who exhausted their regular state unemployment benefits (up to 26 weeks) could then receive up to 73 weeks of federally funded benefits, for a total of 99 weeks in high-unemployment states including California. The federal benefits come in four successive tiers ranging from six to 20 weeks, followed by a 20-week extension with special rules known in California as Fed-Ed.
Federal funding for all extended benefits expired at the end of May. Since then, people who were already receiving one of the four tiers could finish it up but could not move on to the next tier. However, people receiving Fed-Ed had their payments cut off almost immediately. The California Employment Development Department estimates that
as of June 28, more than 260,000 Californians had their federal benefits cut short. The National Employment Law Project puts the number in California at 429,500. Read more:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pender/detail?entry_id=67999#ixzz1894VDGwP Republicans delay vote on unemployment extension
And you thought the standoff over unemployment benefits was over!July 21, 2010
Right now, as we speak, Senate Republicans continue to file a bunch of motions that could delay the vote on extending unemployment benefits for as long as another day.
(Senate votes 60-40 to advance jobless benefits)
This is key: It's a reminder that Republicans intend to continue to try to block the extension, unless its costs are offset, for as long as possible.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/07/republicans_delay_vote_on_unem.html JUST ABOUT EVERY REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE VOTED "NO" ON THE FINAL UI BILL IN JULY!
By a vote of 59 to 39 the Senate has finally decided to restore unemployment benefits to the millions of people who have been out of work in the country.
House leaders will ratify the measure tomorrow and send it to President Obama who has said that he will sign it immediately.
http://news.spreadit.org/unemployment-benefits-extension-senate-vote-bill-passed/AND REPUBLICANS FUCKING WON IN NOVEMBER.....CAUSE THE PEOPLE DIDN'T CARE THAT REPUBLICANS
VOTED AGAINST UI DURING THE LAST GO.
So why would anyone think they would vote "For it" this time?
What's that rationale?