Obama urges extending unemployment benefits

The Hill ^ | December 18, 2013, 07:19 pm | Mario Trujillo

[Olog-hai]

President Obama called for the extension of unemployment benefits after the Senate approved a bipartisan budget deal on Wednesday.

Obama applauded the deal as move away from “shortsighted, crisis-driven decision-making” that avoids another government shutdown. But he called it a first step, adding that unemployment insurance should be extended after it was left out of the deal.

“Congress should pass an extension of unemployment insurance so more than a million Americans don’t lose a vital lifeline as they fight to find a job,” Obama said. …

[Doogle]

“make it hurt”

[blackdog]

Doesn't anyone see the absolute embarassment that a six year president should be experiencing by asking for more money from the few to pay the many who can't or won't work because of his lack of accomplished goals?

Won't any media outlet frame the underlying stupidity of the man's remarks as nothing but failed policy and class, race, and cultural division?

[blackdog]

Instead of unemployment benefits, make them work by going door to door, selling Obamacare @ minimum wage plus a percentage of sales by commission for paid for obamacare policies.

They should be making six figures based on the value of his hallmark legislation!

[Gene Eric]

While proclaiming the economy has bounced back...

[Olog-hai]

Is this minimum wage at its present rate or the leftist-pushed rate of $15/hour?

[LibLieSlayer]

No.

[maddog55]

Not a word about Veteran Benefits...

[Conspiracy Guy]

Obama has increased the unemployed so it is only natural he would want to extend their benefits. They also need a unemployer supported 401 K, unemployer paid insurance plan, and paid days on.

[Pajamajan]

Why does unemployment need to be extended? I thought the economy was is great shape.(/s)

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

We all need more money. Why can’t he just do what he really wants and just declare we’re a communist country and he’s in charge? Money for everyone, except religious people.

[Jack Hammer]

No doubt he feels that ALL government employees should be getting unemployment, since they don’t do jack sh*t anyway.

[DaveA37]

The ONLY “unemployment” needed in this country is odumbo’s. He needs to be fired and immediately, then tried, convicted and jailed for the rest of his miserable days.

[MrB]

I think his communism/Marxism is secondary in his mind,
it may even just be a vehicle for his true agenda -
dispossessing YT and giving some of it to his “tribe”.

[what's up]

Obama's votes come from people on the dole.

So the way to maintain power is to extend the dole. This is what Obamacare is all about. Easy strategy that works.