More
response comes from implacable haters than admirers. “For all of their mutual
public admiration, Presidents Clinton and Obama react differently to political
trouble,” huffs the Wall Street Journal.
“Bill moved to the middle, while Barack always moves left. So it's no surprise
that Mr. Obama is responding to his ObamaCare rollout slump by doing his best
Elizabeth Warren imitation.”
If an
estimable man in the White House speaking truths about the nation’s economy can
be drowned out by liars and buffoons, where does American democracy go from
here?
It
was no doubt the President’s intention to rise above the Obamacare din and ask
voters to see how far they have fallen in the past decades.
In
addition, he pointed out, to “increased inequality, we’ve seen diminished
levels of upward mobility in recent years. A child born in the top 20 percent
has about a 2-in-3 chance of staying at or near the top. A child born into the
bottom 20 percent has a less than 1-in-20 shot at making it to the top. He’s 10
times likelier to stay where he is.
“In
fact, statistics show not only that our levels of income inequality rank near
countries like Jamaica and Argentina, but that it is harder today for a child
born here in America to improve her station in life than it is for children in
most of our wealthy allies--countries like Canada or Germany or France. They
have greater mobility than we do, not less.”
If
that sobering truth is not heard above all the partisan noise and posturing to
arouse debate about where America is heading, what will?
A poll shows American women may be turning against Obamacare and Democrats for coming
elections, to GOP delight. But those who have or plan to have children may want
to consider the ultimate cost.
The
price for tuning out the President now will be paid by future generations.
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