Republicans are continuing to ignore the jobs crisis. There are no votes on the schedule in the House of Representatives to pass any portion of President Obama’s American Jobs Act – or any other legislation to put Americans back to work. Instead – House leadership is demanding a vote to ensure that “In God We Trust” remains the official national motto. Even though nobody is trying to change the national motto – Republicans think it’s vitally important to pass legislation to uphold it today.

The bill’s sponsor – Republican Randy Forbes from Virginia defended his legislation saying it, “sends a message that 'In God We Trust' is not only written in the halls of our federal buildings, but it is a bedrock upon which our nation is built.” Putting aside the constitutional violations of such legislation – this bill - just like the anti-abortion legislation passed the week before – and the defunding NPR legislation passed earlier in the year – will not create a single job.

Not one job. Republicans have controlled the House since January, so, Speaker Boehner and Leader Cantor, where are the jobs?!

-Thom

(Where are the jobs? Tell us here.)

The Daily Stack

Hour One: Greed, Greece and...Goldman Sachs? Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone Magazine

Article: "The People vs. Goldman Sachs" by Matt Taibbi.

Article: "Greek leader's referendum bombshell" by Helena Smith.

Article: "Will Goldman Sachs prove greed is God?" by Matt Taibbi.

Book: "The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion" by Matt Taibbi.

Book: "Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That is Breaking America" by Matt Taibbi.

Article: "Fears rise of disorderly Greek default" by Richard Milne in London and Kerin Hope in Athens.

Article: "And Congress’ Rich Get Richer" by Paul Singer and Jennifer Yachnin.

Article: "stocks slide as eurozone woes return to haunt investors" by Jamie Chisholm.

Article: "MF Global’s demise felt by commodities exchanges" by Jack Farchy.

Article: "CME admits oversight lapse on MF Global" by Hal Weitzman in Chicago.

Article: "US manufacturing growth slows in October" by Shannon Bond in New York.

Article: "US consumer spending rise outpaces income" by Johanna Kassel in New York.

Article: "US economic recovery in the balance" by Shannon Bond in New York and Robin Harding in Washington.

Article: "US retailers target seasonal shoppers" by Barney Jopson in New York.

Article: "China PMI falls unexpectedly in October" by Jamil Anderlini in Beijing.

Article: "Pfizer profits surge on international demand" by Alan Rappeport in New York.

Article: "Bank of America nixes $5 debit card fee" by Candice Choi.

Article: "Durbin calls on banks to release earnings from fees" by Vicki Needham.

Article: "Federal judge halts arrests of Occupy Nashville protesters" by Steven Hale.

Article: "First Amendment to the United States Constitution".

Article: "'In God We Trust' gets a House vote" by Seung Min Kim.

Article: "Big Oil’s Scary Haul: $100 Billion And Counting" by Brad Johnson.

Article: "North Dakota – the new Saudi Arabia?" by Dr. Mark D. Nispel.

Latest on Occupy Seattle
- Mark Taylor-Canfield, Occupy Seattle

Article: "Occupy Seattle to ‘greet’ Chase’s Jamie Dimon" by Amy Rolph.

Hour Two: Is NYPD Sending Drunk Homeless People to Occupy Wall Street? Jesse La Greca, Occupier - Occupy Wall Street

Site: "Occupy Wall Street".

Article: "Is NYPD Sending Drunk Homeless People to Occupy Wall Street?" by Adrian Chen.

Article: "Report: NYPD steers drunks to Occupy Wall Street" by Justin Elliott.

Tweet: "The #OccupyOakland GA just passed a proposal to encourage the occupation of bank-owned/foreclosed and abandoned properties across #Oakland." by @occupyoakland.

Article: "House of cards: Post probe finds problems in bank foreclosure filings" by Catherine Curan.

National strike tomorrow Allan Brill, Participant - Occupy Oakland

Article: "Occupy Oakland's general strike call: 'Shut down the 1%'" by Jason Kessler.

Article: "Occupy Providence sign says Goldman Sachs CEO earns in an hour what minimum wage worker earns in a year" by Politifact.

"Matthew 25:31-46 (New International Version)".

Article: "Legislative study panel recommends state take up 'right to work' bill" by Eric Bradner.

Talk Radio News Segment: Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Article: "Cain: Accuser Wanted Huge Settlement" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "Iowa Voters Unfazed By Cain Scandal" by TRNS.

Article: "Obama: Virginia Fort Designation Means Jobs" by Geoff Holtzman.

Article: "Herman Cain Deals with POLITICO Report, Wins Texas Poll".

Article: "Cain's Silver Lining: Scandal Brought in $250,000" by Alex Roarty.

Article: "Presidential Debates Set, Commission Leaves Door Open For Possible Third Party Participation" by Josh Petri.

Article: "White House Wants Clean Spending Bills" by Geoff Holtzman.

Hour Three: Kick-starting the economy with tax reform..."the more radical the better"
- Ryan Streeter, Conservative Home USA

Article: "The more radical the better: A positive take on Cain's and Perry's tax proposals" by Ryan Streeter.

The good: Andy Douglas: "Former GOP Ohio Supreme Court Judge: Ohio’s Anti-Labor Law Is ‘Tragic For Our Communities,’ ‘Must Be Rejected’" by Tanya Somanader.

The bad: "Condi Rice Credits Bush For Arab Spring: ‘We Had A Role In That’" by Ben Armbruster.

The very, very ugly: Loudon County Republican Party: "Outrage over Republican graphic showing Barack Obama with gunshot to forehead".

Video: "Peter Schiff Speaks for 1 Percent at Occupy Wall Street".

Corporate personhood vote in Boulder today Scott Silber (Boulder vote) and Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap (Missoula, MT vote next Tuesday)

Site: "Occupy Orlando".

Article: "Stand up for democracy: Vote yes on 2H" by Carolyn Bninski.

Article: "On Missoula ballot, voters to share opinion of corporate personhood" by Keila Szpaller.

Article: "Congressional hearing sought over voter ID laws sweeping states" by David Lightman.

Article: "New York City snow 1869" by IBTimes.

Crazy alert: "Man Breaks Into Day Care Center, Tries on Girls Swimsuits" by Alex Brown.

What's really holding up hiring in America...regulations or Republicans??? I'll find out what the folks at the Competitive Enterprise Institute have against putting people back to work and keeping them safe...

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