Do we have unrealistic expectations of the president? Are we suffering from, what moderator Jeffrey Goldberg calls, the “Obama optimism syndrome”? There are plenty of bones to pick with how President Obama has lead the country up to this point, but given the economic crisis that his presidency inherited, are our expectations unrealistic? Should we be focusing more on the successes than failures? And what is the future of the American Dream?
Has Obama Saved or Betrayed Progressive Politics in America?
Festival: 2011





