Robert Reich tweets: Mr President: Put forth bold jobs plan, challenge Rs to support it

This Tweet I just saw from UC Berkeley economist/former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich: "Mr President: Put forth bold jobs plan, challenge Rs to support it, and if they refuse make it center of your 2012 campaign."

Here's also a recent media appearance by Reich from Wednesday's PBS NewsHour.

We need more advisers like him in the WH.

This would explain why his entire cabinet is bursting with all those red shirts.
And he even openly admits he has a man crush on Geitner, who as we all know has a hard-on for Wall Street only.

"Aftershock" on my Kindle. V. well written, clear, and sad.

Now would be the time to pull out those "comfortable shoes." You were missed in Wisconsin, Mr. President, but it's not too late. I bet Mr. Reich would join you, and then you could stick him in where Geitner never belonged.

But I'm not sure if it's in Obama's nature. He doesn't want to look confrontational.

From Ronald R. Obama's own lips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruuZw9MYThw

I know , I know, ain't gonna happen, but it would be great if he could at least replace Geitner

compromise (capitulation would seem more descriptive should Boehner's 98% be in the ball-park) for which some estimates project a 1.8 million job loss. If a new jobs' bill is to be anything like the former, no more jobs' bills, please. :patriot:

legislation.

...and on his cue, people are doing his bidding.

U.S. jobs do not appear to be a real priority for him.

but I do believe that if implemented correctly (that is "fair" trade) it could boost local economy. In fact, there are demands being made in korea and the rest of asia for better working conditions and better pay (a trend which will continue) and in fact, GM sold more cars in China (see http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/25/business/la-fi-autos-gm-20110125 ) than in the US for the first time last year and for the first 2 quarters of this year. Companies like John Deere are doing well there as well and one thing that will certainly help the economy is some actual exports. I think it's scary that workers at IKEA make less in the US than in homeland Sweden but I do believe that while the dollar is artificially low with all that printed Quantitative Easing and bailouts, one of the best ways to grow this lethargic economy is with trade.

I can only hope wages continue to grow in the East and that demand from South America and the East and perhaps even Europe (nah, not til they clean up their mess) continues to grow and they actually begin to buy from the West. Who'd have thunk that the West would end up being the underpaid, overworked engine in the 21st century?!

Power to the People!

SOMETHING needs to be done, but I'm pretty sure our DC "Democrats" won't do it.

DC: Playing both ends against the Middle (Class)