McCaskill: NO jobs bill this year

[bigdarryl]

Does she need a primary challenge or what. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/09/1005028/-McCaskill:-No-jobs-bill-this-year

[Dawgs]

1. She's lives in an upper middle class world.

I'm not surprised one bit.

[vi5]

2. And people on here wonder....

...seriously. They wonder why so many of us get so pissed off at the "Any Dem is better than a Republican!!!"

While that's ostensibly true, if we never go beyond that or never try to remedy the situation it will only continue to hurt us in the long run.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. You try by getting more progressives elected, not by throwing your hands up

and putting with Blue Dog-DLCers like Claire McCaskell

[vi5]

5. I agree completely...

Unfortunately the advocates of the incumbent protection racket that surrounds and includes most of our currently elected politicians seems to disagree.

If we could guarantee that the leadership would stay out of primary fights and not work against us doing so, then I'd buy that we're all on the same side on this.

And no, I don't expect someone like Obama or Reid or whoever to be out there stumping for progressive candidates in primaries against incumbents. That's admittedly unrealistic. But I do expect them to stay the hell out of it, which most of the time they don't seem to want to do.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. To the last point, I agree completely! Obama pissed me off by inserting himself

into the Democratic primaries and choosing sides. That, moreso than anything else he's done, angered me deeply!

[vi5]

11. Seriously......

It's disingenuous for him to either argue himself, or expect people to argue on his behalf that he would really do all this wonderful stuff if only he had more, better Democrats but then actively inject himself into primary campaigns directly counters that message.

And he's far from the only Washington Dem that's guilty of that infraction. Reid has done it, and it's actually even more infuriating when people on the more progressive end of the spectrum of elected Dems do it.

[alsame]

12. He supported Blanche Lincoln too. nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. After she dissed him and tried to act as if she's not a Democrat! Pathetic!! n/t

[brooklynite]

4. Unrec'd

Please point out where she said that she wouldn't support a jobs bill, OR that the Senate wouldn't bring up a jobs bill.

I'll wait...

http://www.semissourian.com/story/1751459.html

What she said was, it's unlikely Congress will pass a federal jobs bill this year which is factually true, since the House will never agree to pass one.

[ProSense]

6. She helps

to shape people's opinion of Congress.

[lib2DaBone]

8. Let them eat cake for another year....

This is not an election year.

Obama has repeatedly said that DEMS have no where else to go. He is counting on the fact that voters are weak-kneed, spineless chumps... like he is.

[udbcrzy2]

9. I would like to replace her, but not with a Republican

I think Jim Talent - R is going to try to run. Where the heck are some progressive Dems? It seems like most of our Dems are like Repub Lite.

[alsame]

10. She is an Honorary co-chair of

Third Way. They do not believe in spending.


http://thirdway.org/co_chairs

[shraby]

13. Appropriations orginate in the house. The house is

predominately republican. If anyone has an idea on how to get the house to create a jobs bill that will need money appropriated for it, share because I don't see it happening either.

[Cosmocat]

14. No - better to throw a fit over a democrat

who holds a seat in a fairly conservative state for not being a fire breathing progressive ...

[bigwillq]

15. All incumbents should face a primary challenge.

So, yes, she does.

[benld74]

16. I VOTED for you Claire! Now get OFF your sorry wrinkled arse, put together a bill,

that is for JOBS, and MAKE them sorry sunsabatches VOTE IT DOWN. DOnt quit, dont you ever quit dammit!!!!

[Phx_Dem]

17. People don't need no stinking jobs. Clair's got one -- who else matters?