His most likely worst mistakes will be from inaction.
Past behavior is a very good indicator of future behavior. Barack Obama has a history of doing nothing when the chips are down.
Someone with no executive experience at any level will be paralyzed by the fear of doing the wrong thing. This man has never run a hotdog stand and it's not going to go unnoticed when he's got the most powerful executive job on Earth.
A decision maker of considerable experience can take conflicting advice from a variety of experienced people and then make a bold and decisive choice.
This man is a fraud and has no experience or history in making very difficult decisions which can affect not just the fate of the American people but the fate of the entire world.
Most of the soldiers in the U.S. military have no confidence in this man as Commander-in-Chief, and for good reason.
The media cannot cover for that kind of defective leadership.
You seem to give the media more credit for its massive power than it deserves. The entire newspaper business is in near collapse and TV ratings stink to high heaven.
The election has taught me the majority can be fooled during a campaign but being in power is a completely different problem.
The expectations for this jackass are so ridiculous, he can never meet them.
This man has seriously embraced failed economic theory his entire adult life which is an excellent indicator that A) He doesn't know how the real world works and B) He can't possibly be a success implementing what has been proven for a century not to work.
Further, he lied during his campaign as to his true intentions and his own personal history which is why nobody knows anything about him and even his supporters are holding their breath and crossing their fingers.
Just because a bunch of dumb-ass voters were fooled doesn't mean the man can deliver the Utopia he promises.
Please. Spare me... The MSM elected H. Plain and simple. They covered for him 24x7. They shape public perception... Whether it's 10 second news soundbites, newspaper headlines, consistent use of talking points on nearly all of the channels...
The MSM is more powerful today than ever in my lifetime, if only because they're more emboldened and brazen in their leftist support.
For 47 years, he has not had to make a decision that affects other peoples' lives, except for his family. In three weeks, he will be "The Decider" on decisions that put people in harm's way, and affect the security of our nation. Let us not forget that he never held any meetings in his subcommittee, as he spent over half of his Senatorial tenure on the campaign trail.
Thankfully, my years in the Army involved no combat. However, there were times when a situation could get very dicey if the wrong decision was made, such as directing a reserve force in exercises at a nuclear weapons site. I always selected the gunners of my Towed Vulcans, as I didn't want any mistakes with live 30mm rounds loaded to the breech. My other soldiers were air defenders, also with armed with live ammunition, who were forced into a distinctly unfamiliar role as infantrymen for several hours.
Thankfully, I spent four years at a school with an excellent ROTC program, and had hundreds of hours of small unit training, to include annual Spring Break camps at Fort Lewis. About half of my class eventually earned their jump wings, and a third wore Ranger tabs.
I apologize for digressing. I learned a great deal about leadership and decision making as a Platoon Leader, Battalion S-4, and Battery Commander. My future wife told me I aged at least 5 years during my 18 months as a BC. My response: only five? As much as I loved that job, it felt like ten. I can't begin to imagine what our Presidents go through on a daily basis.
This nation will rediscover what a bad, bad idea it is to elect a Senator to POTUS. Obama can no longer vote "present", or try to pass the buck. With every decision, he's going to anger one (or more) of his constituencies. Running a campaign is hardly sufficient experience for taking on the toughest job in the world.
Along the way, the new First Lady will not be able to bite her tongue, and she'll create firestorms of her own.
Obama fatigue will be in full force by June.