"Tragically, the more entrenched the jobs shortage becomes, the more paralyzed Congress becomes, with Republicans committed to doing nothing in the hopes that the faltering economy will cost President Obama his job in 2012. Last week, for instance, Senate Republicans filibustered a $60 billion proposal by Mr. Obama to create jobs by repairing and upgrading the nation’s deteriorating infrastructure. They were outraged that the bill would have been paid for by a 0.7 percent surtax on people making more than $1 million." -- New York Times editorial today. The next fight, over extension of unemployment benefits, will further sharpen the picture of the Rethugs as deliberately trying to tank the economy and protect the wealthiest among us.
UPDATE: And the American people have caught on.
