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okaawhatever

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21. I don't know. There's a reason the Republicans blocked voting on the bill. They either think some

Reply to Mass (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:40 AM

Mar 2014

repubs would vote for it or they don't want to be on record voting against it. By forcing this on the record, there's a much improved chance of getting it passed. If nothing else, it will help people vote out these selfish jerks.

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Dems To Use Rare Maneuver To Save Unemployment Benefits [View all] kpete Mar 2014 OP

Don't they know that this will rob people of their dignity? Orrex Mar 2014 #1

The Dignity Diet. Works better than OTC diet aids. nt valerief Mar 2014 #17

Tastes Great. Less Filling. jsr Mar 2014 #32

More theatrics. Mass Mar 2014 #2

For someone who has been unemployed for months on end . . . another_liberal Mar 2014 #4

I am exactly in this case, and can tell you it will not pass. Mass Mar 2014 #6

Or ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #20

I don't know. There's a reason the Republicans blocked voting on the bill. They either think some okaawhatever Mar 2014 #21

Not until it does pass. another_liberal Mar 2014 #35

I agree. I have a daughter who is struggling without her Unemployment Insurance. CTyankee Mar 2014 #12

Yes. Anything but n/t FloriTexan Mar 2014 #18

Voting to overturn Obamacare 50 times when both the President & Senate oppose it. denverbill Mar 2014 #5

Agree with the first part. Repelling or restrict Obamacare is theatrics. Mass Mar 2014 #8

It won't be passed to help Dems in 2014. The GOP spin machine is total. It's only to help people and freshwest Mar 2014 #37

Mass, it's only theatrics if you have some money in your wallet irisblue Mar 2014 #7

I am currently in long term unemployment. I need no lessons. Mass Mar 2014 #9

not offering to or give you any lessons, not dissing you at all irisblue Mar 2014 #13

I disagree. Obama made this a focus of his SOTU!! C'mon. He's dedicated a lot of political capital okaawhatever Mar 2014 #22

I agree and on this I suspect that they CAN do something more with this karynnj Mar 2014 #19

What the hell else are they suppose to be? What part of "minority" is hard to understand? phleshdef Mar 2014 #28

Agreed. Put them on the record, no vote is not recording who screwed the UE. n't freshwest Mar 2014 #38

.... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #39

These at least cut both ways. Orsino Mar 2014 #41

It will also keep in working peoples' minds . . . another_liberal Mar 2014 #3

I am unemployed abelenkpe Mar 2014 #10

+10000 Mass Mar 2014 #11

Not true. First, they didn't need it in the budget because they already found a way to pay for it. okaawhatever Mar 2014 #23

So it's already paid for but not being distributed abelenkpe Mar 2014 #27

Not exactly. The vote is still to extend the benefits, but they won't need an additional okaawhatever Mar 2014 #29

Think it's too late abelenkpe Mar 2014 #31

OMG that just sucks Domestic manufacturing is up under Obama and so are export goods so okaawhatever Mar 2014 #33

Poppycock..... no1uno Mar 2014 #14

It's not like they're doing anything to earn their salaries. randome Mar 2014 #16

Dems To Use Rare Maneuver To Save Unemployment Benefits..... Hotler Mar 2014 #15

Kick FloriTexan Mar 2014 #24

This cannot be...both parties are the same!1! JNelson6563 Mar 2014 #25

K&R n/t myrna minx Mar 2014 #26

K & R Iliyah Mar 2014 #30

K&R.. butterfly77 Mar 2014 #34

THANK YOU, DEMS.. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEMS and pukes. Cha Mar 2014 #36

Kick to find out what happened to this "maneuver"? FloriTexan Mar 2014 #40