Republicans just keep getting dumber and dumber

You think after the 'Diamond Jim" Bunning unemployment gaffes, the GOP would get smarter. Here comes another rightard who jumps right into the unemployment quagmire.

Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Republican whip, argued that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting "because people are being paid even though they're not working."

Unemployment insurance "doesn't create new jobs. In fact, if anything, continuing to pay people unemployment compensation is a disincentive for them to seek new work," Kyl said during debate over whether unemployment insurance and other benefits that expired amid GOP objections Sunday should be extended.

"I'm sure most of them would like work and probably have tried to seek it, but you can't argue that it's a job enhancer. If anything, as I said, it's a disincentive. And the same thing with the COBRA extension and the other extensions here," said Kyl.

Unemployment benefits are generally so small that much of it is often used to cover fees for COBRA health insurance. The size of the benefits does not generally cover the cost of living and it would be hard to find a single person who would prefer unemployment to having a job.

Moody's has also pointed out unemployment insurnce is good for the economy because it generates more than $1.60 for every federal dollar spent unlike temporary tax cuts that only generate about 30 cents. 

Yes, Virginia, there is a difference between Republicans and Democrats that centers around the human compassion. 

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