Congressional Black Caucus Fights for the Unemployed postpones vote in congress.

[mucifer]

A bloc of African American House Democrats, angry and worried that not enough is being done about high unemployment by the administration, forced the postponement of a much-anticipated vote Thursday on comprehensive financial regulation reform.

The Financial Services Committee had finished hearing amendments around 3 p.m. and recessed, planning to return at 4 for a final vote on the package. But during the break, some of the Democrats on the committee pigeonholed Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and told him they wouldn't vote for the bill because of the deepening problem of unemployment in their districts.

The refusal to vote for the package, a key priority of the administration, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in particular, was portrayed as a direct rebuke of the White House's "lack of response to the economic situation."

more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/panicked-about-jobs-house_n_364416.html

[Bluenorthwest]

1. They were right to do so

The administration seems fully encapsulated in their golden bubble, buying stats given by tax cheat Timmy and expecting the people to buy them as well. The people just look around and see the lack of jobs, and the cut hours and the declining job numbers and know that 'recovery' is a word the Beltway is using because it makes them feel good to use it.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

2. Sounds like some whiners didn't get their shiny pony. They never supported Obama anyway.

Sarcasm offered to note how comical the usual hateful denial talking points sound when applied to the Congressional Black Caucus.

The process of throwing everyone with a gripe about the President under the bus will lead to an empty bus.