Waiting for Obama

摘要

(This issue went to press before the election took place. I assumed that Obama would win. If Romney wins, the title is changed to "Run for the Hills!" The last sentence of the article is deleted and replaced with: "Run for the hills!" The rest of the article is the same either way.)rnHe was the most popular man on the face of the earth. Tens of thousands of people came out to hear him speak. He went abroad and was received as a messiah. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was lauded as the leader of a new populist movement. All before he accomplished anything.