Breaking:Senate Republicans block Democrats' new bid to restore unemployment benefits

[dixiegrrrrl]

Just in on the breaking News site:

US Senate Republicans block Democrats' new bid to restore unemployment benefits for 1.7 million Americans - Reuters

[babylonsister]

1. May they all rot in hell, and may Americans wake up!

[libdem4life]

2. What you said.

[beachbum bob]

3. Give it a couple more months

As gop continues to dive in the polling. Super pass gotta start making this an issue now

[Auggie]

5. +1

[Mass]

4. Everybody is happy: Democrats have an issue to fight on for the midterms, GOP as well

they can say Reid is totally unreasonable and should let people vote on amendments (not that they care about the unemployed anyway)

In the mean time: f*ck the unemployed. They are victims of a powerplay in the Senate (and it is most likely that, even if this passed the Senate, the House GOP would block it).

[Rex]

6. Of course they do! GOPukers have no respect for life!

You can just freeze your ass to death (which happens all the time) in this country! Or you can watch as we throw away your lunch food, hope you learned a valuable lesson kids!

Life sucks on the streets.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Of course, they're doing it for the hungry people's own good. Just ask them.

[Armstead]

13. Starvation is a great incentiviser in the GOP view

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. "The comfort of the rich depends on an adequate supply of the poor." Voltaire

[Skittles]

8. I hope every one of those 1.7 mil and their loved ones and friends

realize who the assholes are here

[Cali_Democrat]

9. Don't let anyone tell you both parties are the same

They're not.

The folks saying that are undercover conservatives/libertarians who are trying to discourage Democratic voters.

Don't fall for it people.

GOTV 2014 and get the repugs outta there!

[Armstead]

14. Not the same on all issues

just some of 'em

[great white snark]

20. +1000

The false equivalency drumbeat will get louder and louder as the election draws nearer.

[Walk away]

10. If only these people could be forced to live the life of a child...

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who's parent can't find work and loses their home or a 55 year old who has worked all of their lives and now cannot find a job of any kind while they spend down their retirement savings.

What is wrong with them and the people who vote for them?

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. I believe in karma....

esp. in the case of those who are destroying the social contract.

[Walk away]

19. I wish I did!

[malaise]

12. They will pay

I hope Dems vote for this bill as often as ReTHUGs have tried to repeal Obamacare

[Glitterati]

15. Ho hum, it was nothing more than political theater

The Democrats knew it wasn't going to pass. It's nothing more than political theater for the 2014 election.

[pampango]

17. And Boehner says no immigration reform. 2014 GOP seems exactly like 2013, 2012, etc.

Rumors of a "kinder, gentler GOP" in 2014 would seem to have been the misdirection we all thought it was.

[PowerToThePeople]

18. People are going to be homeless.

[Marr]

21. What do you suppose will be "traded" this time, in "exchange" for the

government performing it's most basic duties for the working class?