I agree with Ezra that creating jobs is more important than appearing to fight for jobs, whatever the hell that last one is, but at some point we're going to have an election campaign. Trying to get through backroom deals which may or may not have much positive effect on the economy won't be enough, either. At some point it's time to explain what you would like to do for the economy, and why the bastards on the other side are against it.
And, no, a plan to provide incentives for a partnership for blahblahblah won't cut it.
