Posted on 10/04/2011 3:01:15 PM PDT by tobyhill
Senate Republicans offered to give President Barack Obama the vote he's sought on a jobs bill Tuesday, but the Democratic leader, Sen. Harry Reid, objected.
"The least we can do for the president is give him a chance to have a vote on his proposal now as he has requested on numerous occasions," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said. "The suggestion that Senate Republicans are not interested in voting on his jobs bill is not true."
McConnell is no fan of Obama's jobs proposal, calling it a rehash of the president's 2009 stimulus package.
Obama, meanwhile, is taking his appeal for the jobs bill to some of the most Republican territory in the country. On Tuesday, he was in Texas, home turf of GOP presidential hopeful Gov. Rick Perry, calling on Republicans to take a stand.
"At least put this jobs bill up for a vote so that the entire country knows exactly where every member of Congress stands," Obama said in remarks prepared for an event in Mesquite, in the House district represented by Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling.
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McConnell living up to his reputation as a good strategist.
He he he...Democrat obstructionists.
He’s playing nice with Barry! Play ball and shut up Dems.
Not according to the White House. They are saying the Republicans forced Reid to not bring it on the floor.
If Repbulicans waht to send a body blow to the DemocRAT Party RIGHT NOW they start running advertising saying we can’t pass a budget and we can’t pass a jobs bill - the reason is HARRY REID...30 seconds on every channel till a budget gets a vote. It will end the democrats as we have know them.
KEWL!
Senate Republicans offered to give President Barack Obama the vote he's sought on a jobs bill Tuesday, but the Democratic leader, Sen. Harry Reid, objected.
An immediate vote would embarrass Barry. But at the same time the Repubs can't be framed by Bambi as being obstructionists since Reid is now blocking the bill to keep Bambi from embarrassment. This one's an easy gimme for the GOP.
He can't. That dog wont hunt as the 2012 elections are going to display.
LOL
“Not according to the White House. They are saying the Republicans forced Reid to not bring it on the floor.”
Yup.
The same White House that thinks higher taxes creates jobs, claims Obama’s trillions in deficits is fiscally responsible, an assures us they had NOHTHING to do with ‘fast and furious’ scandal.
Sure.
I think I might have seen that one! Funny!
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