Republican Deputy Whip and Tea Partier Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., took a shot at President Obama while also signalling his willingness – and perhaps by extension, that of the Tea Party congressionals as well – to work with Obama to pass a jobs bill.
Following President Obama’s speech, Stutzman had this response:
Stutzman’s statement reiterates more subtly a common Republican dig at Obama for giving another speech, but the praise for Obama “bringing a plan to the table” might indicate that Republicans fear to look reflexively intransigent, amid speculation that Obama has unveiled a plan “designed so that Republicans will reject it and Obama will then have a foil to run against next year in November,” as Charles Krauthammer suggested.
