Reply #1: Barack doesn't need "protection" in that sense......

[FrenchieCat]

He's a big boy all grown up, even if he ain't perfect.
He is well aware of who it is that will attempt to take him down,
But I don't think that ever stopped him before.

He'll get support and recognition from those who believe he is right,
and he'll get scorn and criticism when folks believe him to be wrong.

Will he get more kudos than deserved at times for doing what folks perceived as right? probably.
Will he get kicked in the ass harder than might be required when folks perceived he is doing wrong? Most likely.
Will Obama live up to the standards that folks set for him? Most likely not.


To be honest, folks have either very high expectations or none at all after 8 years of being served turds and shit sandwiches by the current White House.

As far as the groups you have named, Keeping these characters out of the way is probably the easy part.