>> that last sentence is well, wrong. none of those bills have enough bipartisan support to pass immediately, and you know how to tell? none of them have passed. but he is right, we can all help, so be clear then, it is not that washington can't do anything to help unemployed and it is that it isn't or won't do anything to help the unemployed and it is consciously rejecting, and sticking the fingers in the ears and yelling nah, nah, nah, and we can't hear. but because it seems impossible, does not make it impossible to do, and politicians should not pretend otherwise. three years ago the jobs market was rocked by a financial crisis we have not recovered from, but today, it is a political crisis that we need to break. what if it weren't being held back? in a world without political constraint what would we and should we do about jobs. joining me is neil irwin, my colleague from the washington post.