Liz Peek on Obama’s Jobs Act.
As he campaigns for a second term, President Obama must convince voters that he has steered the economy in the right direction, and that his Republican rivals are to blame for our continued high unemployment.
Liz points out that it is not the case. Here are a FEW of the reasons, and I emphasize a FEW that this bill was DOA.
Anathema to Republicans, the Jobs Act contained restrictions and rules that might make for good campaigning but that would sock it to taxpayers – such as a “buy American” clause and “prevailing wage” language that would inflate costs and pander to unions. Muddying the bill further, it included waivers in case such rules went against the “public interest.” It was, in short, vintage Obama – relying on government to get things going but including a back door exit in case of failure.
Liz concludes…
As he campaigns across the country, President Obama will argue that his efforts on behalf of working Americans have been blocked by Republicans who favor the wealthy. Voters should ask him – how would he know? When was the last time the president met with his opponents? How about his own Jobs Council? Turns out that in the first six months of this year he was too busy hosting 100 campaign events – outpacing any of his predecessors by a wide margin – to get together with the very people who are supposed to assist him with job-creating ideas. Is it any wonder that the Jobs Act fell flat? No surprise…it was intended to.
So, here’s your assignment, legacy media. Next time Obama comes to Colorado, ask him the following questions…
1. When was the last time the president met with his opponents?
2. When was the last time he met with his own jobs council?
Think you can do that?
Doubtful. Every time Romney and Ryan come to town all they ask about is what they think about legalizing marijuana… I guess that's what counts as “hard hitting reporting” now, and I guess that might be because the press here doesn't think that unemployment is that bad, since we're doing better than the national average.
Romney and Ryan aren't haven't come to Boulder!?
It does seem like we have more pressing problems, but in the progressive imagination the top priority of the right wing conservative government is going to be to “lay down the law” on medical marijuana. Or course, that is, or at least has been, a growth part of the economy.
Of course, one DOES have to wonder about the distribution of medical marijuana stores near the college towns. 😉