The Obamian Common Purpose

A quote from an Obama speech given yesterday in front of a group of hispanic evangelicals in Texas:

Whenever I hear folks talk about how we can’t come together as Protestants, Catholics and Jews, believers and non-believers alike, I think about the evangelicals I know who may not agree with progressives on every issue, but agree that poverty has no place in a world of plenty, that hate has no place in the hearts of believers, and that we all have an obligation to be good stewards of God’s creation.

Whenever I hear folks say that Republicans and Democrats can’t come together around a common purpose, I look to the work that Hispanic evangelicals like you are doing to mobilize voices in Congress for comprehensive immigration reform.

This is Obamianity in action trying to bridge the many cultural and political divides we have here in the US between religions and between the religious and the non-religious.

How far and in how much detail can Obamians continue to look for agreement and common purpose? And will this work only until Obama is elected president? Or, will the promise of this unity help to truly transform politics in a way we haven't seen happen in 40 years?