Durbin says Democrats don’t currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill

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**Frazzled**

Wow even his own party won't vote for his "Keep Obama President" job bill. Thats almost sad.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/184713-durbin-says-democrats-dont-currently-have-the-votes-for-obama-jobs-bill

Durbin says Democrats don’t currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill
By Daniel Strauss - 09/29/11 07:33 PM ET

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, at the moment, Democrats in Congress don’t have the votes to pass President Obama’s jobs bill, but Durbin added that that situation would change.

“Not at the moment, I don’t think we do, but, uh, we can work on it,” Durbin said, according to Chicago radio station WLS.

President Obama has been calling for Congress to pass his American Jobs Act since legislators returned from their August recess. The jobs plan is made up of a combination of tax increases on the wealthy, new infrastructure spending, an extension of the employee payroll-tax cut and additional funding for unemployment insurance benefits.

Republicans have voiced opposition to the plan, albeit less than with other pieces of legislation Democrats have proposed recently.

Durbin added that the president’s bill would need bipartisan support because there are senators both on the left and the right opposed to aspects of it.

“The oil-producing-state senators don’t like eliminating or reducing the subsidy for oil companies,” Durbin said. “There are some senators who are up for election who say ‘I’m never gonna vote for a tax increase while I’m up for election, even on the wealthiest people.’ So, we’re not gonna have 100 percent of Democratic senators. That’s why it needs to be bipartisan and I hope we can find some Republicans who will join us to make it happen.”

**dogma**

Here's the sentence Fraz didn't post. The first sentence.

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, at the moment, Democrats in Congress don’t have the votes to pass President Obama’s jobs bill, but Durbin added that that situation would change.

**Frazzled**

dogma wrote:Here's the sentence Fraz didn't post. The first sentence.

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, at the moment, Democrats in Congress don’t have the votes to pass President Obama’s jobs bill, but Durbin added that that situation would change.

Of course Reid - President Pro Tem of the Democratically controlled Senate hasn't scheduled the vote until after their vacation and some other more pressing matters...

**dogma**

Frazzled wrote:
Of course Reid - President Pro Tem of the Democratically controlled Senate hasn't scheduled the vote until after their vacation and some other more pressing matters...

That's nice. Has nothing to do with political support, but its nice.

Why didn't you post the first sentence of the block quote you dropped on us?

Is it because it conflicted with your personal beliefs?

**Frazzled**

Because I did. It helps to read.

Durbin says Democrats don’t currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill
By Daniel Strauss - 09/29/11 07:33 PM ET

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, at the moment, Democrats in Congress don’t have the votes to pass President Obama’s jobs bill, but Durbin added that that situation would change.

You know, as we get older, we often need reading glasses. Have you consulted a good optemetrist for this? I can refer you.

**dogma**

Frazzled wrote:Because I did. It helps to read.

Durbin says Democrats don’t currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill
By Daniel Strauss - 09/29/11 07:33 PM ET

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, at the moment, Democrats in Congress don’t have the votes to pass President Obama’s jobs bill, but Durbin added that that situation would change.

You know, as we get older, we often need reading glasses. Have you consulted a good optemetrist for this? I can refer you.

So you did, I apologize, though I wonder why you presented your post in the fashion that you did; given your awareness of that statement.

**Frazzled**

dogma wrote:
Frazzled wrote:Because I did. It helps to read.

Durbin says Democrats don’t currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill
By Daniel Strauss - 09/29/11 07:33 PM ET

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, at the moment, Democrats in Congress don’t have the votes to pass President Obama’s jobs bill, but Durbin added that that situation would change.

You know, as we get older, we often need reading glasses. Have you consulted a good optemetrist for this? I can refer you.

So you did, I apologize, though I wonder why you presented your post in the fashion that you did; given your awareness of that statement.

Copy and paste plus link to the actual article.

**dogma**

Frazzled wrote:
Copy and paste plus link to the actual article.

Doesn't explain the title.

**Frazzled**

Its the...er title of the article.

**WarOne**

Isn't the gist of the article that Democrats are not fully behind the legislation and therefore are seeking to court Republicans on some votes to make it pass?

**dogma**

Frazzled wrote:Its the...er title of the article.

Nice edit.

**biccat**

dogma wrote:
Frazzled wrote:Its the...er title of the article.

Nice edit.

Interestingly, neither the quoted post nor the original indicate that they were edited.

Clearly, Frazz's Dakka-Fu is superior.

**Frazzled**

Its all in the wrists.

**Karon**

Maybe because Democrats actually want to take time to read it, go over, see if anything can be improved, instead of taking the classic Republican slow action of "VOTE ON PARTY LINES ITS THE BEST THING TO DO"?

**sebster**

Individual senators hold out to try and force changes that better suit their personal beliefs and their states. Fraz tries to make this into something else, as the loyal Republican footsoldier he is.

Whatever.