Yesterday, President Obama made time during his busy fundraising schedule to stop by the Dutch Embassy in Washington, D.C. where he “wrote in a condolence book for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, ‘We will not rest until we are certain that justice is done.’” Obama then “departed for a three-day fundraising trip to the West Coast.” The National Review,
“Obama’s pledge that “we will not rest until . . . ” may sound familiar to you. In fact, the pledge is so chronically overused, and issued so casually, that it no longer carries much meaning. Here’s a brief history:
“April 9, 2009: “We will not rest until we reach a day when not one single veteran falls into homelessness.”
“July 31, 2009: “I will not rest until every American who wants a job can find one.”
“September 15, 2009: ‘I want you all to know, I will not rest until anybody who’s looking for a job can find one — and I’m not talking about just any job, but good jobs that give every American decent wages and decent benefits and a fair shot at the American Dream.'”
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