I'm not one who subscribes to the notion that all the president has to do is give a few speeches and then magically legislation gets passed, but he's been on this grand bargain/austerity kick (with some exceptions) since 2010. He's part of the reason that all we do is talk about the need to cut the deficit, except when private jet flight plans are jeopardized.
Talking about jobs won't create them, but it wouldn't hurt either.
