Are our governments capable of doing anything to create jobs in this still struggling economy?

Today Rich Lowry of National Review Online writes on a subject that I've previously touched upon that deserves far greater scrutiny, especially with domestic political news coverage seemingly focusing exclusively on Medicare, as if that's the biggest problem this country faces.

It's not. Medicare, and the other entitlement programs, do need to be addressed so we can get a handle on their growing costs in the near future – but, pardon the cliche, it's the economy, stupid.

Lowry writes that the GOP in Washington has lost focus – their mantra last fall (as we heard in Florida) about "jobs,jobs, jobs," has been replaced by a one sided argument about the deficit and the debt.

This article appears in May 26 – Jun 1, 2011.