First, he has the look of a future President, the brains of a future President, the idealism of a future President, the talent of a future President, the charisma of a future President, he may well deserve to be a future President, and he may be a future President.

Second, Senator Obama may be the least qualified person in the history of national politics to have his name mentioned as a future President for an election coming in two years, because he has credible national experience for...