Pass this Jobs Bill!

Pass this jobs bill was mentioned 12 times. When he said it towards the beginning I thought it was because it simply had no chance of passing, and it was his rhetorical way of separating himself from its failure and subsequent inaction. But by towards the end it really seemed to me that he was some annoyed father (as he always seems to be in these cases), who is saying essentially "I'm giving what all of you want. Let's just do this. It's important, and you're on record for supporting most of it! what the fuck?"

The problem is, even you take the latter perspective of Obama, and even if this part of him were genuine, the real narrative about him (in my opinion, of course), doesn't have the same kind choice.

The way I figure this dude is that he's either been convinced of the wrong thing or set out to do the wrong thing from the beginning, with the second far more likely. He surrounded himself with corrupt advisers and legislated based on political, not policy, advice.

This jobs bill will be a blip on the screen, at best, even if they do pass it. A fundamental interest in the health of the economy by this president has been absent, and conspicuously so, to say the least. A nice speech (and I think it was a very good speech. you should watch it!), and an ok-start on legislation will not change that core fact.