Obama to promote jobs plan in Boehner's home state

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By ERICA WERNER

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is visiting a school undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation to sell his proposal for creating more jobs. And it's no coincidence that the school is in Ohio, the home state of House Speaker John Boehner, a critic of the president's proposal to tax the rich to pay for his plan.

The visit Tuesday to Columbus, Ohio, is designed to promote $25 billion in school modernization and infrastructure spending that's part of the $447 billion jobs bill Obama sent Monday to Congress.

Boehner's district is farther west, but Obama will be in Republican territory in a key swing state for the 2012 presidential election. Boehner's office had no comment on Obama's visit.

After receiving the president's jobs proposal politely after he unveiled it before Congress last week, Boehner and other Republicans grew notably more skeptical Monday once the White House announced plans to pay for the costly measure entirely with tax increases on the rich and corporations that the GOP has already rejected.

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President Barack Obama holds up his proposed American Jobs Act legislation while making a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept., 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

[rfranklin]

1. Stick it to 'em, President Obama!

let them squirm and squeal.

[midnight]

2. Social Security is being blamed for deficit problems, and now it's being used to promote

the jobs package? "The jobs package would offer tax cuts for workers and employers by reducing the Social Security payroll tax." Shouldn't we keep our hands off the working people's retirement account?

[BenzoDia]

3. I don't know the full details yet, but I believe social security will be reimbursed through

revenue by eliminating some tax loopholes and itemized deductions for people/families over 200k/250k.

edit:
little more info

[jwirr]

4. Another great challenge. This will hit boner either way. If he fails

to vote for it he is against jobs for his own state. If he helps to get it passed, Obama has the jobs he wants.

[Overseas]

5. K&R. Yes please!

[NBachers]

6. Good move, President Obama

[zalinda]

7. I would not make a good politician

I would out right declare that those who vote for the legislation will get the money when it passes, and those that vote against the legislation would not get the money. Right now, there is not a down side for those who vote against, because if it narrowly passes, they will get the credit. Most people NEVER checks on how their rep votes.

zalinda

[BenzoDia]

8. Everyone that supports the American Jobs Act should write/call their representative.

Let's push forward together.

[lindysalsagal]

9. Wonder what it's like to look out at a sea of orange people?