Unemployment benefits back on track - barely

And, that, gentle reader, should be an embarassment to all Americans. The measure, extending unemployment benefits to 2.5 million out of work Americans was passed 60-40 in the Senate, and will now go back to the House for a final vote on Wednesday.

Harry Reid said it right:

“It shouldn’t take a supermajority to help families afford the bare necessities while unemployment is rising,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) after the vote. “It shouldn’t take the slimmest of margins to do what is right.