Singin’ From The Same Song Sheet

A year ago, heck even six months ago, progressives would have been stunned to find populist themes at the core of the Obama re-election campaign. But the evidence that they will use income inequality as a rallying cry to define this election and paint Mitt Romney into a corner is abundant, from the man himself to his advisers to his surrogates. Today’s example: White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan Krueger went down the street to the friendly confines of the Center for American Progress to give a speech on … income inequality and declining income mobility.