Last night Democrats in the Senate tried to pass a simple piece of President Obama's  jobs plan that shouldn't be controversial: provide money to prevent further layoffs of teachers, cops, and firefighters at the local level, and pay for it by taxing the income of millionaires an extra 0.5%.

This morning a lot of media outlets reported that the Senate "rejected" or "voted down" this proposal.

But that's not what happened. The measure didn't come to an actual vote.

That's because every single Republican senator filibustered the bill -- meaning they wouldn't even let an up-or-down vote happen. Republicans have unilaterally decided not to allow even that simple majority vote on anything that might help the economy before the next election.

To be clear: This bill would have created jobs, and both parties have supported similar measures in the past.

But, sadly, some in the Congress do not feel any responsibility to act. As someone who has spent a lot of time working in and with the Senate, I can tell you that it's a particularly low moment for the legislative branch of our government.

What is wrong with these people????????????????????????

I don’t understand how or why there are people who support these politicians who would do anything to hurt this administration at any cost….including preventing very important public service personnel like police and teachers from losing their jobs….and then blame the current administration for not doing more to fix the unemployment problem.  Can someone please explain this to me?

I’ve said it before and I feel like saying it again, if people oust this administration in next year’s election and put the country in the hands of Republicans, who were responsible for getting the country in this mess in the first place , then America deserves what it gets.  Sorry.