That basic idea that if you work hard, no matter where you come from, no matter whatyou look like, no matter what the circumstances of your birth, if you work hard you can do well enough to raise a family and own a home, send your own kids to college, put a little bit away for retirement.
"I don't think you can judge what Bush would've done in other circumstances or what Obama will still do in the circumstances he faces by looking at the statements the two have made".