Are The Democrats Going To Be Able To Extend Unemployment Benefits In The Lame Duck Congress?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I hope so.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I don't know if they can, but they better go down in flames while trying.

This is one of the most important pieces of legislation they have a duty to pass.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I Read The Democrats Want To Put It In A Larger Bill Extending The Bush Tax Cuts

That seems fair to me. As Keynes said "in the long run we will be dead."

[vi5]

3. Which portion of the Bush cuts?

The upper ones? I hope not. I can see it now.

It will be yet another example of "One for you(the middle/working class).....one, two, three for the wealthy.....one for you......one, two, three for the wealthy." Because heaven forbid our government do something for the middle/working class without it having to be accompanied by them doing 10 times more than that for the wealthy and corporations.

I hope this isn't the case and that they are just referring to the middle class cuts. But I fear it's not.

[Clio the Leo]

5. And I've heard the GOP want to use the unemployment benes as a bargaining chip...

... (sorry if that's the same thing you're saying.)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. I Would Do It

I wouldn't punish the needy to prevent the Republicans from rewarding the greedy.

[COLGATE4]

4. I hope to God they do, but I have to confess that I have serious

doubts that it will happen.

[grumgrum]

6. LIkely it will be Bundled with Bush Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

If its going to be a bill my guess it will include the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.
If that is not going to be included i doubt democrats will try at all.

[totodeinhere]

7. They had better because once the GOP House majority takes over you can kiss

extended unemployment benefits and a lot of other things goodbye.