President &quot;Obama mentions the poor less than any president in decades&quot;, says Mark M. Gray, a researcher at Georgetown University.&nbsp; In a series of speeches Obama gave recently, he characterizes himself as a champion of the middle class. But evidence shows the Obama economy doesn't offer much for those on the lower end of the scale.&nbsp; Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute and author of &quot;The Road to Freedom&quot;, writes this article in the Wall Street Journal examining the policies put forth by the adminstration that are supposed to be helping people move up the economic ladder.&nbsp; Why is it so difficult for people to move themselves into the middle class?&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324809004578638393310868974.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop">online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324809004578638393310868974.html</a><br />