President Obama’s speech unveiling his jobs bill was a call to action for Congress. Literal action, in this case, as he’s gone on a barnstorming tour of swing states with a simple message repeated over and over: “Pass this bill.” So how is the new jobs package playing with Americans? Pretty well, but as before, economic pessimism is reigning right now, and it’s a drag on almost all numbers.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=107208