Obama was told by his future handlers to take the job and live like a king. They promised to do the heavy lifting for him. All they needed was an unimpeachable front man who saw things pretty much as they did and the 100 year Marxist battle to overrun America would be culminated. Well.....?
In a rare moment of truth, baraq made the statement that he was just to be the front man, the guy with ideas. His staff would work out the details. That was early on in his rule.