Originally Posted by ijusluvit

Just another reminder that the President's job, as outlined in the Constitution, is to draft and promote ideas, not legislate them. The absolute "no" of the opposition doesn't make it easy. So Obama continues to push publicly to keep attention on the issues and appeal to the people to influence their legislators.

This week he's still strenuously pushing elements of the Jobs bill. And he has directed that a segment of existing federal housing money be spent to assist about one million homeowners to be legally able to refinance. That action will significantly reduce the number of impending foreclosures. These folks will now have access to cheaper rates already available to those who in many cases by sheer luck did not see their home values plummet. Some of our posters need to recognize that many people with upside down mortgages are not deadbeats, but victims of what happened in their particular communities. And when these folks refinance to current rates, they will not only be able to continue to pay their mortgages but have something left over to buy a few consumer goods. They will not be banking in the Caymans or skiing in the Alps.

Let's be positive and look to solutions instead of problems. Pretend you have the powers of the President. Within those powers, tell us specifically what you would do with to solve the unemployment and housing dilemmas.