Gridlocking the Lives of the Jobless - EJ Dionne

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/gridlocking_the_lives_of_the_jobless_20110613/?ln

Welcome to the miserable world of no-way-out politics.

The economy needs another jolt, but Congress is in gridlock. Democrats, or most of them, realize that their political futures and the well-being of millions of households hang on whether unemployment can be brought down. Yet Republicans have the capacity to block even the smallest steps forward.

Here’s what the Democrats’ agony looks like from the inside. Last Thursday, Senate Democrats devoted their weekly policy lunch to a simple question: What proposals to spur job creation have any chance of passing Congress, given Republican control of the House and the effective veto power the GOP has in a Senate where a simple majority no longer rules?

The agenda was organized by Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York. He doesn’t need a pollster to tell him that jobs are his party’s make-or-break issue.

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[WingDinger]

1. We need clear, proof that when Repugs say we arent doing jobs,

it is they that are dragging their heals till Obama is no more.