Obama Tilts at Jobs Windmill

Obama pushed to create jobs by spending $447 billion that does not exist. Where will the money come from? He called for Congress to pass the jobs bill, but one did not even exist. At this point, promoting methods of job creation when the economy is continuing it's nose-dive is beginning to seem like wasted efforts and another excuse for the government to blow billions of dollars on programs that are destined to fail. Obama is the new Quixote, tilting at windmills.

Insisting there is “nothing radical” in his just-unveiled $447 billion jobs plan, President Obama hit the road on Friday to sell the proposal to students at the University of Richmond, asking them to pressure lawmakers to support the package of tax cuts and additional stimulus spending.

There’s “nothing radical in this bill. Everything in it will put more people back to work and more money back into the pockets of those who are working,” Mr. Obama told the crowd in a speech that closely mirrored his Thursday night address to a joint session of Congress. “To make it happen, every one of your voices can make a difference.”

Indeed, the president urged his young audience to take to the Web, post messages on Facebook or even “send a carrier pigeon,” calling on their representatives to back his plan.

As he did Thursday, Mr. Obama promised the bill — a mix of tax cuts, aid to states and local government and additional spending on infrastructure projects — would be paid for but stopped short of detailing cuts or revenue increases that would offset it.

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