Reply #4: I agree, except for the use of the "BOG" group

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The discussion should not be about Barack Obama the person. It should be about the Presidency--including all the executive agencies the President controls: Departments of State, EPA, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Justice, etc. To make it about "Barack Obama" is way too anthropomorphic to me. And it only exacerbates the situation we have here with people thinking the president is some sort of king who makes all the decisions, has imperial superpowers, and/or is responsible for things that are far outside his purview.