I am certainly hoping for the best, although it seems to be so far away at this stage:
re our president; he certainly acts rather wisely (probably not always, but hell, most of the times), particularly dealing with the street protests so far... my personal take on this is he'd probably cave in at some point, but I certainly want him to serve his full terms - not because I like him that much, but because I want for once to have proper presidential term in this country completed without resignations, revolutions, etc.
on Obama, I am inclined to agree with you, except for he does have some advisers there who should be able to help him out... for me, as a person having no vote in the US, my options on criticizing or approving US government are rather limited (this is my personal approach to things).
still hoping for the best...