"I think everyone has too much hope here & are going to be very disappointed. This new Pres. has been groomed & the big banks are still going to rape & plunder. I'll give him a chance but I don't exspect much."

You may be right. I would have the same take for any candidate. It's just that I was sure that George W. Bush would be a total disaster, before he became president. That feeling turned more than right. And now I have that strong feeling that this president is the opposite. Chances are slim that he will make a difference, but he certainly has the moral, the guts, intellectual capabilities and circumstances to make a difference.