Today the Senate voted (62-30) to get a 15 billion dollar job creation bill on to the floor of the Senate for debate.
Republican Senators Scott Brown (MA), Susan Collins (ME), Olympia Snowe (ME), George F. Voinovich (OH) and Christopher Bond (MO) all voted for the measure, creating somewhat of a bipartisan coalition.
Senator Barbra Boxer of California noted, "Today, jobs triumphed over politics."
In addition to a payroll tax exemption, the bill extends tax breaks to small businesses that originated from the stimulus.
Is this the beginning of bipartisan action on jobs policy?
The short answer: no.
Even for a minuscule job creation bill that includes mostly tax cuts for small businesses only garnered five Republican votes. After this vote, conservative pundits/potential 2010 Republican candidates (Rush Limbaugh, Marco Rubio etc..) are likely to scold the Republicans who voted for the measure.
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