An Aha Moment

10.2% unemployment, in the wake of a $787 billion stimulus plan, is not what Obama had in mind when he signed that particular legislative feces into law. But then again jobs, particularly ones that are based solely on generating an income for both the provider and the employee, may never have held the same import for Obama as say, healthcare reform, global warming, or apologies for American transgressions. In By The People, a new HBO documentary on Obama's presidential campaign, during a scene in which the candidate is prepping for a debate with contender John McCain, Obama needs help trying to remember his campaign platforms. After someone speaks off camera, Obama says, "Oh yeah, jobs! Hopefully that won't happen during the debate." Too bad it didn't. Maybe the nation could have been spared his ignorance of the concept.