Feb. 4: Jobs Must Come First

By Sylvia Gurinsky

Tax credits for first-time homebuyers are very nice, thank you. But Republican senators trying to force their hands on the stimulus package seem to forget one thing:

If people don't have work, they can't buy homes. Or cars. Or other things to get the economy moving again.

So here's a four-letter word for the GOP to remember: J-O-B-S. Senators, do yours, so that other people can do theirs.