Of Course It's The Republicans' Fault

When the Democrats, with their Senate majority, can't pass President Obama's top priority "jobs bill," we all know who'll get the blame, don't we? But Majority Whip Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) says they just can't round up enough D's to support the President (H/T: Marathon Pundit):

WLS Radio’s Bill Cameron reports his own party has delayed action in the Senate and talked with Senator Dick Durbin, the number two Democrat in the Senate, about the reason why.

#2 Senate Democrat, Richard Durbin (IL)

"The oil-producing state senators don’t like eliminating or reducing the subsidy for oil companies," Durbin tells WLS Radio, “There are some senators who are up for election who say I’m never gonna vote for a tax increase while I’m up for election, even on the wealthiest people. So, we’re not gonna have 100% Democratic senators. That’s why it needs to be bi-partisan and I hope we can find some Republicans who will join us to make it happen.”

But so far, Durbin concedes Democrats don’t have the votes in the senate to pass it, “Not at the moment, I don’t think we do but, uh, we can work on it.”

President Obama will be here in the DFW area next Tuesday campaigning for his bill. I won't be be able to make it, I have to work. But I hope he doesn't try that "If you love me, help me pass it," line in Texas.