Here is the very inspiring keynote speech given by Glenn Beck at CPAC. Its main message is that our problem is not Barack Obama, our problem is progressivism. But Republicans are part of that problem – sadly, it didn’t take long for me to read in the press more evidence that he is right.

Yesterday, Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts — along with four other Republicans — broke with GOP leaders to support the new “jobs bill” going through Congress.

Why? I have no clue. This bill won’t have much effect on the economy. Shouldn’t Republicans grasp that, at this stage? I understand that the bill featured four provisions that might sound appealing to Republicans, and to anyone who doesn’t understand basic economics, including a measure exempting businesses hiring the unemployed from Social Security payroll taxes through December and giving them another $1,000 credit if new workers stay on the job a full year.

Let me explain in simple words. These tax credits are a brilliant example of bipartisan nonsense. If your business is slow, and your customers are not buying your goods and services, it is likely that your tax liability will be significantly reduced or even nonexistent. No tax liability, no need for a tax credit. Better yet, no customers, no need for employees, tax credit or not. (Duh.)

Oh, and by the way, economists at the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the largest association of small business owners in the country, have been saying for months that this is not what businesses need right now

If Scott Brown wants to help the economy recover, he needs to understand that giving with one hand while stealing big time with the other hand won’t do it. What do I mean? Well, extending useless tax credits on the one hand while the president is proposing big tax increases for those earning more than $250,000 a year on the other. And, of course, those tax increases will include all the small business owners that report their business income as individual income.