THE HILL: DEMS FACE DILEMMA ON JOBS PLAN:

“I don’t know what we’ll do next,” said Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.).

The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate on Tuesday conceded that his party faces a dilemma as it tries to come up with a legislative agenda to create jobs amid a new political environment dominated by talk of cutting spending and reducing the deficit.

They could try cutting regulation.

UPDATE: I kinda doubt that this Obama Administration initiative is going to make people want to hire. “In an unprecedented and controversial move, the White House has launched a new program at the Department of Labor which will refer workers who have complaints about their bosses to a toll free number at the American Bar Association, where they can get a lawyer to work on their case on a contingency fee basis.” Ya know?

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Darryl Boyd emails: “I have seen the future of Obamabusiness and its regulations (my primary responsibility as a business is to provide jobs, not make a profit) and have responded by not hiring in the traditional manner at all – ever. I will now use temp agencies. Almost no paperwork, no disputes, no benefit costs, no HR department, no lawsuits, no commitments. Welcome to the future of being an employee.”