As the midterms get closer, expect more and more votes where Republicans find that they just can't say no:
The Senate approved and sent to President Obama on Wednesday what Congressional Democrats hope will be the first in a series of bills spurring employment by providing tax breaks and other hiring incentives to businesses.
The measure, approved on a bipartisan vote of 68 to 29, would give employers an exemption from payroll taxes through the end of 2010 on workers they hire who have been unemployed for at least 60 days. It also extends the federal highway construction program and takes other steps to boost public building projects.
On the other hand, more Republican senators voted for the corporate sponsorship of rape than they did for a jobs bill.