Obama — a rhetoric rather than a philosophy

Via Ted Rall, that’s the take of historial Fred Siegel.

“His philosophy is ambition,” Cooper Union historian Fred Siegel told the New York Times. “I see him as having a rhetoric rather than a philosophy.”

Or, as Rall puts it, he’s an opportunist. But you Obamiacs will probably never wake up and smell that coffee, win or lose.

Here’s Rall’s stronger take on Obama’s campaign to date, and his pick of Biden as Veep:

Obama's campaign relies on imagery, not ideology. He has fans, not supporters. He won the Democratic nomination by acting like a rock star, not a politician. Turning to traditional politics (as he did by picking Biden) will expose his weaknesses on a playing field on which he has little experience--and could cost him the presidency.

Couldn’t have said it better myself, and don’t disagree with a word of it.