Unemployment extension 2010 for 99er's - is a champion emerging in Washington?

20/12/2010 15:27

The unemployment extension 2010 has given millions of unemployed Americans some security, at least they know that they can feed their kids with the unemployment benefits promised for another 13 months. The 2010 unemployment extension was “a proud moment” for President Obama. He went to great pains for the unemployed, but what about the 99er’s? Where is their advocate who will take that unpopular stand and get these 5 to 6 million people help? longchamp outlets Some how, somewhere, someone picked the magic number of “99” as being the number of weeks that people no longer need help. President Obama is not taking an unpopular stand for this group of unemployed, in fact very few are.longchamp bags Congresswoman, Sheila Jackson-Lee really gave a gut wrenching shout out for the 99er’s on the floor of the Senate last week. But where does it go from there. Will the Congresswoman go home for the holidays, like the rest of the lawmakers, and enjoy all that money can buy for a good old fashion Christmas while the 99er’s are still without so much as a “maybe” that an unemployment extension will be created just for them? Probably. Did Jackson-Lee’s ambition for an unemployment extension for the 99er's stop as soon as her echoes through the great halls of the House diminished? It is not just about Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, it is about all the politicians that say the right things about getting the unemployed 99ers an unemployment extension, or a tier 5, and after the grand stand, that is it, nothing else is said until they are put on the spot again. Just one Senator or Representative from the House is needed to take the 99er’s unemployment extension on as a “pet project.” People will be surprised that once the dust settles from the anger around the latest “Obama deal,” about the number of the President’s traditional non-supports that applauded him for taking such an unpopular stand for the American people. It put him in a new light for many, according to Fox News. It is not such a bad thing to do, to go against the grain for the individual American. It could actually make a champion out of someone who would be willing to do this for the 99er's.longchamp handbags The Connecticut Democratic Congressman, Jim Himes, was the only Connecticut Democrat in the House that crossed over the line and supported the “Obama deal. ”He said he was “in a bit of a lonely situation” for doing so. There was no oil company waiting for Himes to donate money for his next election, or a trade off for a large museum for his state. The people he stood up for did not have a dime, and he had nothing tangible to benefit. His unpopular stand could work against him at election time, but he did what he came to Washington to do…SERVE THE PEOPLE, to the best of his ability. What makes Obama and Himes different from others who have crossed that party line in the past is that there was nothing in it for them. It was not to benefit a big business, and it went against something they might do to get re-elected. It was for the “American people.” This was a breath of fresh air in politics, for a change. The 99er’s need this same type of politician who will go the full and entire way to follow an unemployment extension from start to finish. The quick shout-outs, however nice, does not do what it takes to get things done. This group of unemployed need someone willing to take the unpopular position in Washington for the good of the individuals who are in a crisis, the 99er’s. Will that person be Sheila Jackson-Lee? She certainly had much conviction behind her speech. Gucci Bags