re: 'They were voted in because the voters wanted "JOBS".'
Really? I've been to Tea Party meetings. No one there ever talks about jobs. They talk about debt, loss of privacy, ridiculous levels of taxation, protecting national borders and, above all else, the Constitution.
"Jobs" aren't guaranteed by the Constitution. But they do tend to come about naturally if government just butts out.

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