Jobs Bill

Obama say "Pass this bill, pass this bill", even before there was a bill.  He really doesn't expect congress to pass this bill.  In fact, he knows they won't.  That was his carefully calculated plan.  He sees the jobs bill as a win-win for him.  In the unlikely event they pass it, he can spend a half trillion dollars for votes in 2012.  He will create more union work by funding infrastructure projects, increasing education spending, and extending unemployment benefits even further.  But Obama knows his bill will never pass, and will use its failure to lambaste republicans for the sick economy that will persist through the 2012 elections.  So he either gets money to buy votes, or he gets a scapegoat to run against.

The Sunday news shows were already coming to Obama's aide.  The Meet the Press panel yesterday was a collection of worn out and wrinkled liberal kooks.  Their common message was that republicans were not going to allow Obama to win the jobs bill battle.  It was personal they said.  Republicans wouldn't allow Obama to get his bill at the cost of more jobs and suffering by the little people the democrats care so much about.  Obama can't fix the economy because of the republicans.  The carefully avoided a couple of facts that show just how specious their argument is. 

First, "the bill" Obama wants congress to pass has no co-sponsors.  None, either in the house or the senate.  Nobody in congress wants to be seen as a sponsor of this flawed bill.  If it was a good bill, there would be 10 or 20 co-sponsors jumping on the jobs bill bandwagon.  Co-sponsorship is how they claim significant election year results to their constituents.  But no co-sponsors. It would be a waste of energy and political capital to co-sponsor the DOA bill.

Second, the bill was introduced in the democrat-controlled senate. Yet, the bill Obama wants congress to pass without delay has not yet been brought up for debate and won't for at least another week.  Harry Reid could have put it on the senate's agenda immediately if he wanted to pass it now as the president asked.  He didn't.  Now, other democratic senators are saying that it wouldn't have the votes needed to pass the senate.  The republicans would kill the jobs bill.  That is a certainty, but they may not need to.  The democrats may do it themselves.

So Obama has  begun his campaigning with the "pass this bill" mantra - a bill he knows has no hope of passage.  But true to form, he will use this bill as a way to blame his failure on someone else - the republican house.  This is the same group who have become the media whipping boys.  The republican house is seen by libs as the root of all problems in Washington.  They are attempting to convince the voters of this.

The media continues to not mention the republican house has passed a budget, a balanced budget amendment, several deficit reduction bills, a jobs bill, and each was sent to the democrat-controlled senate where they were tabled.  Who is the party of NO?  Harry Reid and Barack Obama lead them.