Will Obama Avoid the Need to Electioneer with the Jobs Bill?

Since President Obama made the announcement that some sort of action would be taken on job creation in September and the slight details being leaked every day or so by the democrats I have wondered something.

President Obama’s approval rating is in the toilet, its hard to argue that and even most Democrats have simply resorted to shrugging and saying something to the effect of “the election is a long way off”

Getting a second term as President is not rocket science, only 12 Presidents who served out their first term and ran for a second term failed to do so.

In the case of the Democrats and President Obama the opportunity these had was rare. When the President was sworn in; he was sworn in along side a super majority in the House and the Senate.

The Republicans didn’t need to be consulted to pass legislation let alone need to vote for it, it was as close to an absolute majority as can be granted within the American system of government.

The opportunity to show the American people an uncompromised Democratic vision of what the United States can become without any obstruction or compromise.

Being able to run for re-election on your record is the surest way to victory, if your record isn’t great is to rely on rhetoric and dogma in a hope to punch the other guy out.

My fear now is that this jobs bill is nothing more then a means to attempt to “shame” Republicans.

A big spending, no impact, no rationale, plan which the Democrats will table solely for the purpose of the Republicans voting against it.

More bad legislation and political chess playing at the expense of the American people.

A move solely to allow for a colorful attack ad claiming the Republicans are hindering job creation, more wasted time, more faux action, no results.

I am not giving the Republicans a free pass in terms of “political gaming” however I am concerned that the loss that was painted on the Democrats by the media over the debt ceiling will be avenged by the party brass with this potentially faux legislation.

I hope I am wrong, I hope it’s more then a paper bill tabled to be voted against for the purpose of 2012, but I am not hopeful.