Dan Friedman in the National Journal. To state what seems obvious to me, anyway: If Senate Democrats drop this ball they'll be undercutting at least Obama, and possibly other Senate and House Democratic candidates running for election next year, just at the time Obama has finally woken up and is trying to do something about the jobs issue over the past few weeks.
Time to stand and deliver, Senate Dems. Our nation turns its under-employed eyes to you.
I'm wondering if part of the back story on this, accounting for why McConnell appears willing to allow an up or down vote on this, is a few Republicans Senate incumbents up next year whispering into McConnell's ear not to count on them to vote to block this jobs bill? Not this time, not now. Washington feeling a little heat from the ungrateful and disgruntled masses to do something real on jobs, such as to penetrate even some Republican senatorial sensibilities? A wee wee bit? Maybe?
Nah. Probably just McConnell seeing a great opportunity to embarrass the Democrats by letting them undercut themselves on one of their best potential issues to run on, and message opportunities, for next year. That's a gift that's kept giving, year after year, for the GOP.
Someone just slap me on the tush if I'm being too cynical. Pass the damn bill, Dems. Now. Before McConnell changes his mind.