Grassley Rejects Baucus Jobs Bill He Agreed To A Few Weeks Ago

[babylonsister]

http://washingtonindependent.com/77954/grassley-rejects-baucus-jobs-bill

Grassley Rejects Baucus Jobs Bill
By Mike Lillis 3/1/10 4:30 PM


A few weeks ago, Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, came together in rare bipartisan fashion to propose an $85 billion bill designed to tackle the nation’s employment crisis.

Don’t expect the same cooperation surrounding the latest jobs proposal.

Just moments after Baucus took to the Senate floor this afternoon to outline the Democrats’ latest stimulus bill, Grassley blasted the proposal for being too large and not targeted enough. “Don’t let this package be mislabeled as the Baucus-Grassley package,” he said, adding that it “dramatically differs in cost, balance … and intent” from the original bill. Grassley blamed Democratic leaders — i.e., Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) — for “arbitrarily” scrapping the original proposal and replacing it “with a bill that skews toward their liberal wing.”

Looks like Democratic leaders will be relying again on Scott Brown & Co. if they want to get this thing through the upper chamber, as they hope to do this week.

[Zoeisright]

1. So Assley (sic) shows his true colors, huh?

With a yellow stripe running down his fucking back.

[Mike 03]

2. This is so pathetic and disappointing. Baucus has been working so hard on Grassley, but

obviously Grassley is another shill for the party.

I suppose anybody who watched the Senate Finance Committee markup of the Health Care Reform bill could see this was all artifice.

But it is nevertheless upsetting.

Kick and Rec.

[Mike 03]

3. Puzzled as hell: Who in the hell could de-rec this thread?? NT

[11 Bravo]

6. We have more than our share of basement-dwelling shitstains who unrec EVERYTHING. Why? ...

Because they can. They have never had even a modicum of power or influence in their miserable little lives. The unrec function makes the pitiful little twerps feel relevant.

[The Wielding Truth]

4. Republi-cons. If they can con you, they will. Disgusting.

[katsy]

5. Lie. Delay. Obstruct.

Why would anyone be surprised at this? Grassley accomplished his job. The gop is not interested in "playing nice" with their enemies. And as far as I can process all this, the Democrats, save a few streetwise reps, do not get it. History must not be the Democratic Party's strong suit.