Ivy League Populism

I generally appreciate Victor Davis Hanson as a historian. He's written some excellent books on ancient Greece and Rome that I've used to write papers of my own. But he also writes some interesting political commentary for various websites. This is an interesting piece on elite (what he calls "Ivy League) populism, as it applies to the current Democratic presidential candidates. Here's a good quote:

Barack Obama may have gone to exclusive private schools. He and his wife may both be lawyers who between them have earned four expensive Ivy League degrees. They may make about a million dollars a year, live in an expensive home and send their kids to prep school. But they are still apparently first-hand witnesses to how the American dream has gone sour. Two other Ivy League lawyers, Hillary and Bill, are multimillionaires who have found America to be a land of riches beyond most people's imaginations. But Hillary also talks of the tragic lost dream of America.

Do they really believe this stuff, or is it just rhetoric to get votes? I don't know, but it is interesting to think about.

Found via Powerline.