Kerry Fails to Extend Jobless Benefits

NEWSMAX.COM ^ | Tuesday, May 11, 2004 | Carl Limbacher and Staff

[sr4402]

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 Kerry Fails to Extend Jobless Benefits

Because Sen. John Kerry keeps refusing to show up for the job for which he is still on the taxpayers' dole, the Democrats today failed in their election-year ploy to extend federal jobless benefits yet again despite the booming economy.

The Senate rejected the stunt by one vote. The only one of the 100 lawmakers not voting was Kerry, who was busy attacking the president in the Bush stronghold of Kentucky.

Although Democrats didn't gripe about the 5.6 percent unemployment rate when Bill Clinton was running for re-election in 1996, now they claim the same rate is a tragedy.

"Keep our social compact, and extend these needed unemployment benefits," blubbered Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., noted the economy's recent addition of 900,000 jobs and said, "The employment picture in this country is looking up, by any measure."

'Pretend'

Here's what Kerry had to say today in Louisville about the unemployed: "We can't just stand back and pretend that they aren't struggling."

Political consultant Dane Strother told the Associated Press: "He needs to understand he's probably not connecting with anyone outside that room."

Note to Sen. Baucus: Why not direct your wrath at your work-shirking colleague from Massachusetts? If you can find him, that is.

Note to Kerry: You so seldom show your face at work, perhaps it's time for you to stop accepting your big fat salary and instead apply for jobless benefits. Especially now that the lines are so short.

[sr4402]

Kerry AWOL in the Senate.

[etcetera]

This is funny. Kerry's a no show for the unemployed, but he shows up to vote for the assault weapons ban. He succeeds in pissing off both groups. LOL!

[Rollee]

I thought you would enjoy this as much as I did.

[TheRightGuy]

I thought you would enjoy this as much as I did.

I think you've got me figured out.

[ServesURight]

Ketchup boy's vote wouldn't have mattered anyway, as Cheney would have broke the tie.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

The only good Democratic Senator is one who doesn't vote.

[mcg1969]

Ah, but who says? The Bush Administration has extended unemployment benefits in the past.

( Hint: :-) )

[sr4402]

More articles today show that Kerry was the only one to miss the vote. Kerry was AWOL on an issue he says is important. Kerry blew it and the press knows it.

[sr4402]

Ketchup boy's vote wouldn't have mattered anyway, as Cheney would have broke the tie.

Not in this case, it was a procedural vote because of the money involved. A later vote on the language and approval would have come later. John, being AWOL, killed the whole thing. It is a major political gaffe, as Kerry said that he supported unemployment benefits and cared about Americans. This proves that he doesn't by his own words.

In conservative terms, it would have been as if Bush said he supported tax cuts and it was 50-50 to approve in the senate and he let the VP decide and the VP decided NO. In that case it would have been all over in the papers. But because Kerry is a liberal, there is little if no press on the matter.

But Bush can sink Kerry with this on in Campaign adds. I.E., Bush cares about America, giving tax breaks to America Twice, Kerry doesn't care, he was AWOL on something he supported for America - he only cares about himself.--- Something like that.