Dems defeat the jobs bill

The Hill: "President Obama received a slap from members of his own party Tuesday as the Senate voted 50-49 to block his $447 billion jobs package.
The jobs plan, which the president has spent much of the last month touting on a cross-country tour, fell well short of the 60 votes it needed to proceed."

Note that this bill is the one that a day or so ago Obama claimed Republicans were holding back.