Good Critique of "Brand Obama"

I was never too taken by Barack Obama. Yes, he's better than bush II. In that by not being a drooling moron, obviously in thrall to evil, third-rate con-men trying to rob the USA for all they're worth, Barack Obama can make USians smarter than the Repug grassroots take faith in their country again. Which means to buy into a system that is not in their best interests.

Anyway, here's a good critique from Chris Hedges at CommonDreams.Org, "Buying Brand Obama":

Barack Obama is a brand. And the Obama brand is designed to make us feel good about our government while corporate overlords loot the Treasury, our elected officials continue to have their palms greased by armies of corporate lobbyists, our corporate media diverts us with gossip and trivia and our imperial wars expand in the Middle East. Brand Obama is about being happy consumers. We are entertained. We feel hopeful. We like our president. We believe he is like us. But like all branded products spun out from the manipulative world of corporate advertising, we are being duped into doing and supporting a lot of things that are not in our interest.

There.