Anyone who can inspire this sort of dreamy-eyed devotion in the eyes of America’s liberal musicians and actors, is not likely to fare well on the national stage. Democrats regularly complain about their nominees getting lampooned by Republicans as leftists adored in Hollywood and Berkeley. If they nominate Barack Obama, that job is half done: I thought these gushing paeans were reserved for people like Mike Kucinich, Jerry Brown, and (in a different age) Ralph Nader. If Obama manages to win the nomination, I hope they perform this live at the convention.