He told us after being elected that he wanted to fundamentally transform America. The problem is, most at the time didnt understand what he meant by this and werent paying attention to what he stood for. Most here, however, saw the statement for what it meant, which is he wanted to fundamentally transform America away from what has made America great. And he's doing it in large and small chunks while the MSM doesnt challenge him on anything and the sheeple are more concerned about American Idol and Dancing With The Stars.
You're absolutely correct. We've seen the way Obama gets legislation to pass when he has majorities in both Houses; we've also seen his strategy to get "emergency" bills through when he doesn't. He goes in front of the American people, and presents a crisis, whether real, or mostly manufactured.
If the unemployment rate continues to rise, and the economy continues to falter, there will come a day when he presents his "Emergency Takeover" plan for the entire US economy. Many might scoff, but there will be the down-trodden and MSM who will go along with it. His goal is to "prove" capitalism doesn't work, and that central planning is best. It will all be attempted under the guise of an emergency.