November 17, 2011
IF THE INCUMBENT WON'T TELL AMERICANS HOW EASY THEY HAVE IT, NO ONE WILL:
Obama's dark vision of America (KEITH KOFFLER, 11/16/11, Politico)"We've lost our ambition," Obama said in California fundraiser last month, "our imagination, and our willingness to do the things that built the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam and unleashed all the potential in this country."
Compare this to Clinton, who told voters in 1996 that he was presiding over a nation that was essentially well. He embraced some conservative values and even aligned himself with Republicans -- signing the Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage as between a man and a woman; embracing welfare reform, and asserting that he had cut taxes.
The only thing he had left to do, Clinton asserted, was to tinker with things to "build the bridge to the 21st century."
Obama's vision reflects the worldview of a former community organizer, whose long focus has been on the disadvantaged. But this seems to have spurred him to see injustice around every corner.
Posted by oj at November 17, 2011 5:52 AM
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