The AGREE Act

◼ Rubio-Coons AGREE Act: Obama’s nightmare? - HotAir

This is a clever little trap that Rubio has laid for Reid. If it proceeds, it’s likely to pass. The challenge then passes to the House, which Coons probably hopes will offer some resistance in order to perpetuate the do-nothing meme. However, the AGREE Act is palatable enough that the House GOP should have no problem with it — and Boehner would jump at the chance to wave the bill as evidence that the House will work with the Senate on incremental reforms when possible.

If it passes the Senate and the House, then it will land on Obama’s desk with a thud. Would he find a reason to veto it? He might want to try; its passage would highlight the opportunity for engagement that Obama eschewed for his new class-warfare schtick and insistence on Congress swallowing Porkulus II: Economic Boogaloo in its entirety. But it would be very difficult for Obama to explain a veto on a jobs bill that passed the Senate, and a veto would make him look even more extreme when it stops widely-supported reforms from becoming law.

The AGREE Act throws a wrench into Team Obama’s machinations. I’d expect to see Harry Reid find ways to slow or stop it as quietly as possible — so it’s worth keeping our eyes on it.