October 21, 2011  Senate blocks Obama's 'jobs' bill; kills GOP
alternative  Rick Moran  It was $35 billion that was to be sent
to states in order to prevent governors and state legislators
from having to make tough budget choices; pay teachers and
firefighters or spend the money on something else.  It would
have been a temporary measure lasting only one year. And given
that state revenues are not going to recover next year either, I
suppose the Democrats would have sent another $35 billion to pay
for another year of making it easier on Democratic - and
Republican - state lawmakers.  The senate GOP was having none of
it. The Hill:  For the second time in two weeks, Senate
Republicans voted in unison to block "jobs" legislation, which
the Obama administration and Senate Democratic leaders have made
central to their agenda.  The majority of Democrats then blocked
a second "jobs" measure offered by Republicans.  The first
measure, a piece of President Obama's larger jobs package,
failed in a 50-50 vote after two