Robert Kuttner: Touch of Class
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 18th, 2011 4:35 am by HL
Robert Kuttner: Touch of Class
President Obama did two things in his address at George Washington University that he has been loath to do throughout his presidency. He spoke like a progressive partisan. And he spoke of that great unmentionable in centrist Democratic policies — the injuries of class. The progressive framing of the issue could blow the Republicans back to the fringe, minority position they were in when the financial collapse occurred and Obama won election. Well done, and long overdue.
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