Squabbles In Washington Frustrate Job Seekers - NPR

[BridgeTheGap]

Being unemployed for more than two years changed the way Ray Meyer looks at politics. He has always leaned Republican and used to have little sympathy for those who were receiving unemployment benefits.

"I used to think all those people that were unemployed, a lot of them could find jobs if they just wanted to," Meyer says. "I don't know that that's the truth anymore. I don't believe it. But it's definitely changed my opinion."

Now, Meyer, 55, says he is more sympathetic to those in need — and more cynical about what's happening in Washington.

Since September, President Obama and Republicans in Congress have been fighting over jobs. That's when Obama introduced a nearly $500 billion jobs bill. When that failed, the president and his allies broke it up into smaller pieces. With so much political focus on jobs, we thought this would be a good time to check in with the people we've been following as part of our Road Back to Work series.

http://www.npr.org/2011/11/16/142403732/squabbles-in-washington-frustrate-job-seekers

[groovedaddy]

1. That's the problem with the vast majority of those who "lean Republican": they lack compassion.

They just don't get it until it happens to them (or their family). That said, I've got to think that the g.o.p. is a little worried about what this trend indicates for their future.

[Bill USA]

2. the piece cited relates the confusion of those who listen to corporate media. I commented on the

article, pointing out how the two guys mentioned were so confused and that this is the objective of the GOP and the Corporate media - to keep the suckers confused so they don't make the GOP pay, not only for the TRICKLE DOWN - DEREGULATION DISASTER, but also for the Republican's very succussful efforts to down-size and thus ennervate any attempts by the Dems to reinvigorate and repair the economy - to facilitate a GOP win in 2012.