As for protests ...I find them most often in play around liberal causes. As a liberal activist (and paid consultant to organize protests) said in her prep session ..."noise brings change, no noise - no change". As for Mr., Obama..I sadly must agree with some posters that he has been a disappointment. Much to much blaming of GWB for way to many years. Weak as in no Tip O'Neil abilities to work robustly both sides of the isle - resulting in way to many Executive Orders. Spending, spending, spending...the budget is sky rocketing out of control with no word from Washington about the nation rolling up it's sleeves and cutting spending, waste and fraud. What happened with .."don't ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country". The great legacy of JFK and the Democrat Party. That grand message seems to have been replaced with embracing government dependency vs., a nation of citizens striving for personal achievement, independence and US pride.