One Step Forward Two Steps Back

2nd UPDATE- The senate failed to pass the measure by one vote. Good news, the measure will pass when they get back from break when Senator Byrd's replacement is seated. The Bad news, I think people are going to riot before that happens. In particular danger are Mitch Mcconnel, Bob Nelson and Scott Brown. They should really think about a low profile these next few weeks. The message boards are not being too kind to them right now. This all could have been avoided but no the Republicans refuse to give at all toward Obama for anything. This is not the way to govern. This is way to end government. Congratulations. You're the new red coats.

UPDATE Sen Reid has said that he is one vote shy from passing the unemployment bill. Had Byrd been alive this would have passed. Crap. Need one more brave soul to cross party lines or dickhead Bob Nelson of Nebraska to get his head out of his ass to save our country. If this goes past Friday, there's going to be trouble.

Democrats in the House and Senate today have wisely seen how fucked we'll be with out Unemployment for the two million people who will lose it by mid July. It will also not hurt their chances as a slughter of Republican votes come fall may oust many a R incumbent. Minus that terrible, non scientific survey last week that showed Scott Brown popularity at 55%. First, you need at least a 1000 people for an accurate poll, which this didn't have. Second, the message boards are awash with hatred for Brown and his refusal to be indepedent and instead votes lock step with Republicnas. His chances in 2012 are slim at best right now. He has introduced a bill for unemployment which is sure to go nowhere as the money he wants to use is the same money the governmnet is trying to create jobs with. Idiot. With the death of Senator Byrd, passage will be harder but with a stand alone up down vote sceduled for the House today and another bill to be introduced by The Senate, people about to be homeless have been given a thin hope of lifeline to hold onto. Wether these will pass is anybody's guess, although the House one should pass easily as no rebuplican votes are needed for passage of that one. As I have stated earlier, if no bill is passed before Friday all bets are off on what will happen after that. People are beyond pissed at both parties right now and it is only a matter of time before violence breaks out. People have noticed the news media being strangely quiet about this, probably realizing that this issue is a powder keg ready to blow.
Turkish PM Erdogon continues to behave like Bush by telling the world to fuck off and Turkey will do what it likes. Obama and Europe told the PM this week at the G20 summit, he could support the West or Iran, not both and his policies were seriously damaging their realtionship with that country. Chilly would be an understatment to discribe the situation. The US and Europe are putting together an Armada for the Persian Gulf with three aircraft carriers and several strike forces. Isreal has been rumored to have three nuclear submarines also in the area. Forces are also rumored to be building up in nearby Russian breakaway states like Georgia and Azerbejian. Leon Panetta has confirmed that Iran has enough material for two nuclear devices but their bomb skills are years away. This is bull. Building the bomb is the easy part. Getting the nuclear material is the heard part. The internet alonecan show you how to build a bomb. The G20 summit concluded that Isreal will soon attack Iran, with or woithout or help. And any attack they cause, the US and Europe will be dragged into as well. Thus the build up of forcs in the area. Isreal coiuld deside on their own to start WW3 and there's nothing we can do about it but join in.
A strange story of Russian spies in NY has come up recently which even the news media went WTF. Supposedly, ten spies were caught tryiong to steal nuclear technology. Why they try to steal somethig readily available in books and the internet is highly suspicious. This whole story smacks of a cover up to what they really after.