The Daily Caller ^ | 5/2/11 | Neil Munro
Posted on Monday, May 02, 2011 4:55:03 PM by Nachum
Via various speakers in different forums, administration officials are repeating their message of the day: The successful killing of Osama bin Laden shows how America can succeed when it unites and perseveres through difficult trials.
The spin is true, but is also very compatible with the needs of President Obama, who is facing a stalled economy, high unemployment, incipient inflation, declining poll ratings, a GOP-controlled House, and expanding public worry that the nation is on the wrong track.
“Today, we are reminded that, as a nation, there’s nothing we can’t do —- when we put our shoulders to the wheel, when we work together, when we remember the sense of unity that defines us as Americans,” the president said at a midday Medal of Honor ceremony for two soldiers killed in the Korean war.
“I know there are some who doubted this day would ever come, who questioned our resolve and our reach,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a morning speech at the state department. “Let us remind ourselves, this is America. We rise to the challenge, we persevere, and we get the job done,” she said.
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