Yes, Virginia, This Is Obama’s JOBS Act

A number of people, many of them enthusiastic supporters of President Obama, wrote in to complain about my last piece about the JOBS Act. The gist of many of these letters was that the new deregulatory law could in no way be described as "Obama's JOBS Act."

"This was a Republican bill, birthed by Eric Cantor in the House, and driven by overwhelming Republican support," wrote in one emailer. "All Obama did was sign it. It’s totally dishonest to call it an Obama bill."
Okay, let’s talk about that. But first, a quick note on the bill itself, since I think some people misunderstand the objection to the bill