Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review see bad approval numbers for Obama in California as evidence that he’s in for a tough fight in many places next year. We also discuss the worsening story behind the waste of $535 million taxpayer dollars in the green jobs firm known as Solyndra. And we applaud Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert for claiming the title of “The American Jobs Act of 2011” to advance his goal of more tax relief for businesses.