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Barack Obama has gone to Congress asking for more money to spend. The President, in a rambling and tedious exercise mixing blame with demands, made quite a few dubious statements in laying out the case for Congress to vote for the plan which as yet does not exist. Much like Obamacare, Congress must ultimately vote for the bill to know what is in it. At one point Mr. Obama made a major gaffe; he identified Abraham Lincoln as the founder of the Republican Party. Lincoln did not join the Republicans until 1856, over two years after the party was founded....

These make me want to say: “Don’t bother watching the president’s speech tonight. You’ve already heard it before.” But, then, we already knew that would be the case, didn’t we?Apparently, the White House circulated these talking points to lefty groups in advance of the president’s speech tonight. The American Jobs Act is: Based on bi-partisan ideas;It is fully paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes and asking the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share; andIt will have an impact on job and economic growth NOW — just as soon as Congress acts.Every day, people in this country are working...