If our government would stay true to the lawful FORM of government, I think people might feel more secure. Unfortuantely King George, with the apathy of Congress, has seized and established in the executive far more power than our constitutionally provided FORM of government would allow. He has gone to war without declaration, he has signed bills he disagrees with by including "signing statements" which identify the portions he does not intend to uphold, and now we have vested in the executive, the APPOINTED secretary of treasury the power to nationalize businesses as he sees fit - anyone who thinks it is limited to $700B better read the act.
What affect does all this have upon an Obama presidency?? King George has created the "UNITARY EXECUTIVE", and that is what Obama inherits. He has the power and authority, albeit under unconstitutional legislation and unconstitutional executive order, to do whatever he pleases. If the democrat-controled congress did not have the stones to stand up to King George when they at least stated to despise all his policies, what misguided hope do you have that they will stand up to the newly anointed messiah??
Both parties are hopelessly corrupt, and the GOP can hardly scream about socialism after initiating the nationalization of our finacial markets and banking. Those who put faith in all of the wolves that are "guarding" the hen house that is our government put faith in a falacy -- there are no hens left. Only the people can manifest the change necessary, by educating themselves and their neighbors about the liberties we stand to loose and have already lost, by inundating your representatives with telephone calls, emails, letters etc., by screaming to the heavens, and hell, maybe even running for office and trying to fix it from the inside.
I do not have any particular dislike for Obama. He seems well spoken, well educated, and sincere. That said, I have no hope that he shares my vision, and that of our founders, of liberty, and change for change sake is not the kind of change I can believe in. No sour grapes, cause I couldn't bring myself to vote for the warmonger McCain either...