From over here, President Obama does seem out of his depth, but seriously I don't suppose any of us who study politics ever thought he could effect change, even had he wanted to.

The system determines change, not the President.....nor the people.

Look what President Bush achieved, plunging the US into foreign wars, simply because it was in the interests of a few capitalists to do so and that the system demanded a show of strength.

President Obama has a weak administration, and his leadership qualities must be called into question.
The party is riven with divisions and political infighting. The American people have been successfully divided over social issues and the System marches on.