It is dress like Steven Jobs Day today. Everybody in your jeans and black mock turtle neck? Good. You look fantastic.
In other jobs news: The President gave a speech. I guess he called out the Republicans directly because some professional lefties like Paul Krugman seemed to like it:
First things first: I was favorably surprised by the new Obama jobs plan, which is significantly bolder and better than I expected. It’s not nearly as bold as the plan I’d want in an ideal world. But if it actually became law, it would probably make a significant dent in unemployment.
Of course, it isn’t likely to become law, thanks to G.O.P. opposition. Nor is anything else likely to happen that will do much to help the 14 million Americans out of work. And that is both a tragedy and an outrage.
That’s sort of a win right? Getting Republicans viewed as the guys who are trying to fuck the economy for political gain doesn’t help unemployed people, but at least the universe makes a little more sense.
My take? I’m not jumping up and down.
1) Tax cuts suck as a jobs program. You know it. I know it. Everyone except congressional Republicans and White House Democrats know it.
2) At this point, I don’t trust Team Obama to pound Republicans flat on this anvil of justice with the hammer of reason.