Thereby ensuring a steady stream of failure.

(LA Times) — The Senate plans to vote on the first component of President Obama’s jobs plan — $35 billion to save the jobs of public school teachers and first-responders — possibly as soon as this week.

It seems Democrats are finally operating from the same political playbook. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the majority leader, made the announcement Monday as Obama embarked on his three-day jobs bus tour.

“We’re going to do our utmost to do this as quickly as we can,” Reid told reporters.

Senate Republicans immediately denounced the proposal as another bailout for public sector workers, saying previous efforts to ship funding to cash-strapped states did not prevent teacher layoffs.

Reid promised “one jobs bill a week” in the days ahead.