Senate Republicans have gone home to party for the 4th of July. They've taken a whole week off from work. One of the last things they did was to filibuster the unemployment benefits extension; bill, which passed the House by a wide margin. The GOP Senators are leaving 1.3 million Americans hanging, the number may be 1.7 million by the end of the week. What does the GOP care, if those long term unemployed Americans go without? The GOP senators will have their backyard barbecues.

Press reports say the Democrats have called Republicans on their callousness: "I challenge you to look people in the eye and tell them that you voted no," said Representative John Lewis (D-GA). "Tell them as they swallow their pride that you don't care."

John Lewis might as well be talking to stone. Republican are just uncomfortable with providing relief to anyone but  the owners of big business.