Obama's Field of Dreams

Like the ghostly voice in “Field of Dreams,” Rahm Emanuel’s “you never let a crisis go to waste” comment will haunt us for some time. Almost every action taken in the name of creating jobs has thus far done the exact opposite, because these actions are mucked up with so much of the administration’s agenda baggage. They could be much further towards a fix, but simply choose not to. Which is why John Boehner’s call to fire Obama’s economic team isn’t so crazy after all, despite this piece from the Washington Post‘s Ruth Marcus. Such a suggestion from a man with a nationwide approval rating lower than Nancy Pelosi’s would usually be met with widespread scorn, but no longer. The public is increasingly aware of the real “jobs agenda,” one that has little to do with getting them back to work. The jig, as they say, is up.