Obama Brings Good News for the Unemployed Waiting on Unemployment Benefits Extension

Millions of unemployed Americans remain on the edge of their seats, waiting to see if the Senate will pass an extension of unemployment benefits so they can feed their families while searching for a job that, for most - let's be honest - doesn't exist. The Senate voted down the unemployment benefits and tax "Extenders" bill yesterday, raising the anxiety level of millions as we wait to hear if they will approve a revised bill in the near future.

But while the Senate wrangles, President Obama has not been idle. Yes, as the Democrats continue to refuse to entertain Republican proposals that would actually pay for the unemployment benefits "Extenders" bill so responsible senators on both sides of the aisle can see their way clear to vote for it (click here), and while the Dems continue to bat the unemployed around like a campaign balloon (click here), Obama has taken the initiative to mitigate the consequences of his economy and job killing policies and his Democrat Congressional Cronies' self-serving manuverings by announcing his Five Year Plan - to Combat Homelessness! (click here) Ho-Zanna!

I don't know about you, but this is just the solution I wanted to hear from my President. Sure, I've lived in my home for over 20 years and, now that my unemployment benefits have been cut off (without warning, I might add) as of last Saturday, if they don't pass something quick I will probably lose it. But if I can rest in the knowledge that Obama is going to further suck my employed neighbors dry and burden several more generations of my progeny to pay for me to stay on a comfortable cot in a comfortable shelter, then what am I worried about? Heck, it'll be like summer camp for the once-middle class!

Or maybe they'll put us all up in the homes we lose, we unemployed who it appears the Democrats have decided to abandon in favor of keeping their bloated office budgets and political payoffs and pork barrel projects intact (Read this). I mean, millions of other foreclosed homes are just sitting empty already. At least we could keep the grass mowed - or just eat it.

On second thought, although Obama's homeless plan sounds like, well, Nirvana, I'm thinking I'd kinda like to keep my kid and myself in our own home and be able to put food on my own table rather than have it ladled from a soup kitchen and I'd like this government to stop messing with the private sector so I have a chance to get back to work. So I'm going to go on fighting for Congress and the President to hear me - I hope you will, too!

Tell Congress to vote in favor of Sen. John Thune's proposal to pay for the unemployment benefits extensions and tell them to stop the job and private sector killing policies so we unemployed CAN GET A JOB. (Click here for a comprehensive contact list for lawmakers)

Sources:

http://www.examiner.com/x-35976-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m6d17-Obama-to-throw-truckloads-of-more-borrowed-cash-at-homelessness?cid=examiner-email

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/obamas-five-year-plan-for-homelessness-96507304.html

http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978307117