Will Obama bring home the gold?

If "no," everyone will slam him.  If "yes," everyone will yawn.  This is NOT responsible, or ethical, or constructive.  Constructive action is 10 times more prone to encourage than to slam given our propensity to feel criticism 10 times more acutely than encouragement - ESPECIALLY in the media.  Especially in a climate including the Right Wing Nazi's frothing for attack.  Among senior colleagues with mutual respect it is different.