Yep I agree, you have to pick your battles. The jobs bill isn't a drop in the bucket of our debt at this point. Congress has to be seen as doing "something". Republican leadership probably doesn't want to get stuck with the "party of no" label either.
Any bill that's called a jobs bill and isn't too radical or expensive was bound to pass anyway.
“The Party of No” is a badge of honor, and if they aggressively explain why in a coherent manner, a WINNING PLATFORM.