US President Barack Obama arrives to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on October 17, 2011 enroute to Asheville, North Carolina to begin his three-day American Jobs Act bus tour where he will discuss jobs and the economy. Obama’s tour comes as Republicans and several moderate Democrats remain roadblocks to passing his $447 billion jobs plan in the Senate. AFP Photo/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)