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After spending over 250 days in the House majority without passing any legislation to create jobs, it looks like the GOP intends to keep that "no jobs" streak alive:

Politico – GOP grumbles about jobs plan

…behind the scenes, some Republicans are becoming worried about giving Obama any victories — even on issues the GOP has supported in the past.

An unlikely source admits the fact that for 247 days the House Republican majority has failed to focus on job creation--Republican Leader Cantor (R-VA):

Another day, another GOP Rep. calling for an end to Medicare.

On the heels of yesterday's news that House GOP Rep. Todd Akin questions the constitutionality of Medicare is today's report that GOP freshman Joe Walsh stood before a classroom full of high school students and defended his support for ending Medicare.

From the Chicago Tribune:

To: Congressional Republicans

Fr: Democratic Leader's Press Office

Dt: September 7, 2011

Re: Welcome Back Pop Quiz - Where is Your Jobs Plan?

While you were back home this August, your constituents spoke out: the top priority for Congress should be creating jobs and growing our economy. So as the House comes back into session today, there is one question you should have answered by now: Where is the GOP jobs plan?

This weekend, Republican congressman Todd Akin – representing Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, home to 102,000 Medicare beneficiaries – told a gathering of Tea Party activists that he isn't "too comfortable" with Medicare and questioned its constitutionality:

After spending 245 days in the Majority without passing a single piece of legislation to create jobs and voting 10 times against Democratic initiatives to create jobs, Republicans still refuse to focus on putting Americans back to work. And that's a fact even a Republican freshman couldn't deny:

Yesterday, the Department of Transportation announced tough, new airline passenger protections--from the DOT blog, Fast Lane:

Here are some of the common-sense ways we're looking out for passengers under these new protections:

Back home in their districts this month, Republican lawmakers are being forced to explain their support of tax cuts for Big Oil, companies that ship jobs overseas, and the wealthiest Americans while ignoring job creation and voting to end Medicare.

Could it be that some Republicans are actually changing their position? Will they have to get Grover Norquist's permission? Time will only tell: