The Audacity of Ambition

President Obama seems to be downsizing the American Dream. In an insufficiently noticed January 25th speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he said:

"Folks don't have unrealistic ambitions. They do believe that if they work hard they should be able to achieve that small measure of an American Dream."  

"Unrealistic ambitions" -- is he serious?  "Small measure of an American Dream" -- it sounds like he's conceding that the Lefts' version of "utopia" is really just settling for the crumbs that the elites drop on the floor.  Is this the new normal?  I'm sure glad Steve Jobs didn't act on this kind of advice -- I really do enjoy my iPhone.  And I'm glad I didn't act on such tripe as well.