https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/02/21/the-most-that-you-can-keep/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:35:54 -0400<![CDATA[An opinion piece carried by the Associated Press contrasts what Erica Werner calls the new &#8220;spare, fundamental&#8221; American Dream to the &#8220;rhetoric from Obama&#8217;s 2008 White House campaign.&#8221; The soaring promises have vanished; in its place is the new line that Obama is the best candidate to keep you from losing it all. &#8220;With the economy showing no signs of life: no jobs, mortgages they can&#8217;t pay, dwindling retirement funds and college savings,&#8221; it is hope of a different kind. The residual aspiration is you can actually have a &#8220;job, a house, a college education for the kids, health care, money for retirement,&#8221; some day anyway.]]>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:16:14 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/02/21/the-most-that-you-can-keep-n191436