It is difficult for Democrats to proclaim to be pro-labor when tens of thousands of largely-union jobs are going to be lost, weeks before a national election, because they refuse to act on a narrow bill covering common ground instead of a sweeping grand bargain.

Trump saying "I'll sign a bill for airline support today!" then Pelosi saying "That's not gonna happen" gives the GOP ad fodder over the next few weeks. How many opinions get swayed by those ads remains to be seen.

The debate if we should spend many more billions on airline stimulus GRANTS (most TARP funds were loans...) is worth having, but the lack of action by politicians on both sides when there is largely policy agreement is extremely disappointing.