Latest on Senate Unemployment Extension Vote

On the latest Senate Unemployment Extension Vote and Battle:
I am sad to report there is no good news yet. We were hopeful going into last night with news from various media outlets that the Senate was close on a deal that would get the bill passed. Max Caucus, a higher up Democrat, was hopeful and optimistic last night and even said we were close on the passage in one report. Close meaning the Senate thinks it has the 60 out of 100 votes it will need to pass such legislation that would include the latest version of the 2010 Unemployment Extension. If it does comes to a vote, 59 Democrats would need to say yes and only 1 or 2 Republicans-assuming one Democray sways, would be needed to get it through. But our fight would not be done there.

The bill would need to go back to the House before any of us could ever start to receive our 2010 Unemployment Extensions. Another vote would be needed but that seems likely since the House originally passed what should be a similar bill. If the Senate decides to add provisions unacceptable to the House, we could back to square one. Perhaps this fight has never made it past square one.

It has been such an emotional roller coaster ride for many of us jobless Americans in the past 21 days that I feel completely empty. I don't feel like I have much left in the tank to further write and try to use my "pen is mightier than the sword" theory to further convince the United States Senate that this unemployment extension should be mandatory--not some "hand me down appease the poor" token.

There are way more of us who have worked long careers in various fields without ever having been unemployed than there are those of us who are habitual unemployed people. I think it's safe to say that most of us would gladly accept a job if the opportunity does present itself.
I've been close but no cigar on 4 great jobs in the past year that I have been unemployed. I have only been offered commission only positions. With a young son at home, I need a stable income and insurance. There are many just like me. Professionals who lost jobs through no fault of their own who have not had luck during a job search. I have invested so much time in landing certain jobs-through rigorous screening/interviewing sessions-that here were are--almost 1 year later and still no such luck. I have also endured weeks and maybe a month at a time with zero(ZERO) phone calls even though I've spent countless hours applying on sites like Indeed.com, CareerBuilder, Monster, Hot Jobs, Area Job Posts, etc..
So I can completely empathize with the many in my situation that have had no such luck landing a job. My day will come soon enough, at least I hope, regardless of whether the unemployment benefits resume or not. I will also remember the Senators who did not vote yes to help those of us in this horrible situation on Election Day just like many of those who have written comments. It's the only true way we can show our collective dissapointment. But believe me, there is great dissapointment from a lot of great people. Many people, through comments they have written to me on Associated Content, have expressed anger, hate and panic. That's not to even mention the lack of trust the politicians are building with those who they are supposed to be representing. Those people were supposed to represent our best interests. If you look at as we are their children--the children of a political process that is failing as we speak, then the big picture becomes the people not some mythical deficit number that isn't going to be solved in any of our lifetimes. This problem could have been solved--or at least our burdens could have been lighter.