President Barack Obama: Common Creed

Obama Dept: President Barack Obama used a rare second inaugural address to emphasize a common creed for America, a creed he sees as rooted heavily in Americans working as we the people, according to The Star. The president s speech was largely focused on a progressive domestic agenda. And it is obvious that Republicans will put forward a competing vision of Americans common creed. Obama s focus on social equality, collective action and central government goes back to the Great Society , the New Deal and the progressive movement. Republicans emphasis on individualism, entrepreneurialism and the power of local communities can be traced to Thomas Jefferson s suspicion of collective power and this is an edited version of an editorial this week in the Dallas Morning News : The policy specifics were saved for another day. But in presenting his vision of America s shared sense of purpose, Obama focused on resolving urgent immigration problems, addressing the threat of climate change and ensuring equal rights for gay Americans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.