Roll Call: Dems all talk, no action on jobs

All talk and no action....says Roll Call.

With no money to spend, lawmakers talking about job creation aren't likely to accomplish anything unless a plan is swept into the deficit talks dominating Capitol Hill.

Last month's uptick in the unemployment rate had Senate Democrats looking to restart their efforts to launch a new jobs agenda while redoubling their attempts to blame Republicans as obstructionists who don't care about the unemployed.

"I guess their goal is, 'Let's make things as bad as we can, and hopefully the American people won't see through it, and maybe we'll get somebody elected to replace President [Barack] Obama,'" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday on the Senate floor. The Nevada Democrat complained Senate Republicans were blocking modest small-business and economic development reauthorization bills, while accusing House Republicans of letting pension reform and the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization languish.

But none of those bills would dramatically affect the unemployment rate in the short term, and with the debt limit deadline looming, big new spending plans aren't likely to go anywhere in either chamber.

In related news, a group of liberal activists disrupted a town hall meeting hosted by US Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL)--they were demanding a jobs bill. Perhaps they should bother some Democrats.

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