Boehner attacks DOMA decision, claims continuing defense would have created jobs

John Aravosis:

John Boehner hasn't done squat for creating jobs, but now is criticizing the President for finally acknowledging that DOMA is unconstitutional -- arguing that the President should be focusing on jobs.

And what is it that Boehner-land is saying?

While Americans want Washington to focus on creating jobs and cutting spending, the President will have to explain why he thinks now is the appropriate time to stir up a controversial issue that sharply divides the nation.

Boehner's argument just doesn't make any sense at all. If anything, the decision to not defend DOMA will free up resources for things like job creation because the administration won't be wasting its time defending an unconstitutional law.

And it's an especially dumb argument given the fact that the House has spent most of their first two months doing everything but focus on job creation, wasting their time on things like trying to ban abortion and funding for contraception (albeit with a loophole for horses).

But to be fair here, Boehner does have a sliver of a reasonable point: President Obama had better be sure to focus on jobs, because House Republicans sure as hell aren't going to do it themselves.