Surrounding yourself with experienced people is not a bad thing. Do you want to go into battle with people who don't know what they are doing? From what I have seen and heard, he is his own man and will not be manipulated easily. But, he is one man, and it is up to each and every one of us to pay attention to what is going on around us, question what we don't understand, and firmly support what we believe. I think you are underestimating what people know, can know, and can do. The faction of our population who sits idly by, then complains when things go awry needs to be reduced even further than it was in this election. It's up to your generation to start saying enough is enough! And I think they did in this election, or at least it was a good start.

I think exactly opposite. Obama has proven himself to follow the democratic party, or vote "present".

One positive thing he has done though is reinstate stem cell research. The medical possibilities are endless with such projects.

But so far he has voted to reinstate the patriot act and he pushed for the Bailout. Both of which are very bad ideas. I don't think he is dumb enough not to know so himself, so that tells me he is bought and paid for.

Not to mention he surrounded himself with the people that brought NAFTA to us.

Every single one of his policies he has talked about are lacking in this "change" he speaks of. Read his website. He wants to INCREASE spending on foreign policy. You can't address our economy unless you CHANGE our foriegn policy. we spend over a trillion dollars a year on false wars.

I do agree with surrounding himself with experience though. I just wish it was the rigth kind.

It's not so much that Obama's an empty suit as much as that he's bought and paid for by the same Global elite that own the Bush family.

Nan, I agree but I doubt it will happen. I voted for Ron Paul.