First impressions of American Jobs Act speech

Good speech. Artfully attempts to split the Republicans. Some good ideas, some problematic. The republicans could take the outline of the speech and formulate the law much to their liking. In one aspect it is open pork rather than secret earmarks.
The tax reforms are sure to give the republicans a fit. Obama wants to tax the rich and relieve the middle class and small business. This will give the Tea Party faction and the Rockerfeller wing some hard discussions.
The public works spending is problematic due to the utter failure of the previous stimulus to deliver on that count. It'll be a trust issue.

Obama's job speech.

Scheduled to start shortly. The Republicans have a duty to show up. They ought not emulate Democrats from Wisconsin and Indiana state legislatures. It is also a protocol that should be observed. Protocols are simply political courtesies. They should respect the office of the president. Boehner gets it. Should Obama have a moment as he did when he broke protocol and publicly criticized the Supreme Court, then a walk-out might be justified. But, they have to wait and they have to be there.