https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/22/obama-shoves-idealism-into-its-grave/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:06:07 -0400<![CDATA[This year, however, the influence of such a speech remains untested because it was not attempted. President Obama set an unobjectionable goal: “a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single American.” He asserted that this objective can only be achieved “together, as one nation, and one people.” But he proceeded to define an agenda, in some detail, that could have been taken from any campaign speech of the 2012 election. It involves the building of roads and research labs, promoting clean-energy technology, protecting entitlements from significant change, passing equal-pay legislation and immigration reform.]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:20:40 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/22/obama-shoves-idealism-into-its-grave-n99461