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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/06/obama-jobs-plan_n_998010.html

I actually saw a little of this speech earlier today. I didn’t catch the part about raising taxes, though I’m glad we are, but I did see Obama issue a challenge of sorts. He asked the media to go to he Republicans, ask them for a jobs bill and have it vetted by the same economists that vetted his bill. He wanted the two plans scored to see which the economists thought was better. While a nice sentiment, it’s far too logical a move for America. The populace votes on feelings, not on logic. Look at the fiasco of Hank Williams Jr. At least Obama is trying to do something, even if it is the government creating jobs. The Republicans idea seems to try to get corporations to hire Americans but the only way to do that is by giving away what made the jobs good in the first place. I’m frustrated with Obama (Gitmo is still fucking open) but it’s nice to see him showing some balls for the first time since he took office.