MB Civic

By Robert Samuelson | Wednesday, November 28, 2007 | The Washington Post

“…Few phrases in our political vocabulary are more abused than ‘the American dream.’ The standards for achieving the dream have become so open-ended and expansive that, inevitably, we must fail. Does it mean becoming a homeowner? Enjoying increased living standards? Having ‘opportunity’? Rising above your parents’ class? Achieving economic security if you “play by the rules”? Or all of the above — and more?…”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112702028_pf.html