Unless we have a Congress that can pass bills nothing Obama can do will help the economy.

and doesn't seem to get the big picture - rethug obstructionism

as some may want us to think, in the desperate hope of sinking Obama without having to resort to massive amounts of fraud.

The President gave the vision and future speech. But the low-information, instant gratification voter who HAD NOT TUNED INTO THE OTHER SPEECHES needed something to grasp onto--a concrete focus. For those in their fifties..the jobs of the future and retraining doesn't cut it. Leaving a hole to drive a truck through about "strengthening" Social Security..when we all know what that word means when used by the GOP as troubling. Many of us know STIMULUS is needed--but a GOP congress won't allow it--so the use of that word was probably forbidden. What Reich is saying would have been very difficult.

But for people scared and suffering something to grasp on would have helped. A focus on the inequality and how the bloated wealth hoarders need to step up--without the inference of the solutions of the "catfood commission." I support President Obama and in the end trust and PRAY that he will do the right thing--and not harm the vulnerable in the process. But I don't know if he gave enough of a straw to grasp for those on the edge of despair.

In prime time, when millions were watching, it was a good opportunity to mention his Jobs bills that he had sent and that the REPUBLICAN congress has blocked several times. He should have said something to the effect of " I call upon the American people to call Republicans in Congress and advance the jobs bills I have sent them so that we can have millions of more people working." I think that would put the spot light on the Republicans and their obstruction.

Here is the Republican logic as I see it.

Obama inherited a severely damaged economy by Bush and his Republican cronies on wall street- Republican response:--" Stop blaming Bush"
Obama gets his jobs bills blocked by Republicans --Republican response: "Why isn't the President doing anything to help the economy?"

In the unlikely event that we get a President Romney and economy goes to the toilet. Republican response: "Stop whining..Romney inherited an economy damaged by Obama".

It is called the Rush Logic--->Democrat's can't do anything right. Republicans can't do wrong.

that would approve job creation programs instead of blocking them.

Force Republican Governors to accept stimulus money - force republicans to care about the usa

force Rmoney to pay taxes