Washington Post Overview of Obama Jobs Speech

The Washington Post outlines President Obama's jobs plan. There were no surprises in the plan but Obama set an aggressive tone that was designed to put the GOP on the defensive. It was the real beginning of his 2012 campaign. He has to sell the American public on the need for action to reduce unemployment. The GOP has been selling them on the need to cut budget deficits. Obama tried to make the case that debt reduction was a longer term target.