New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus review top political news, including former Vice President Cheney's new memoir, the special election in New York, the GOP response to the president's jobs plan and more.

President Obama and his advisers put the final touches on his jobs plan Wednesday as details began to trickle out about what he's expected to announce Thursday evening in a prime-time address to Congress. Kwame Holman reports on the plan,…