Obama is socialist as well as most democrats for that matter. All I have to say study history and look for success in communism and socialism. You might be searching for a while! It doesnt work but is still easy to understand why many congressman and presidents favor it- it further benefits those in government power while destroying the rest of the country! Its a perfect fit for greed and power. Also, I'd also like to point out that both Hitler and Stalin took this very same approach of "giving the power to the federal government". They were both crazy, power hungry, and ultimately became known as the world's greatest mass murderers in the name of socialism. Keep that in mind as u scream "hail Obama!" All I'm saying is that if Obama and the democrats take our country down this path, well, it's a path that I will not follow them into. And surely, there are at least a few million that agree with me who are mainly the educated natural rights individuals. And also, if the previous cabinet is to blame for whatever it is u r saying, then that must also mean that the cabinet previous to George W. is to blame for the credit crisis since it was Clinton's office that gave poor credit holders the right to move up a class via borrowing bank money. Nevermind those in that class were there not because of the rich oppressing the poor but rather because of their irresponsibility with finances. Just study a bit. It's all available for everyone to learn about...
I dont think Obama is a socialist, there is no evidence of that although he was marketed that way. He is a straight corporatist.
I do see your references to handing over more power to the govermnet...his extension of the patriot act, letting TSA turn the country into a police state, expansion of FEMA concentration camps (H.R. 645,) his executive orders and expanded wars evidence this.
I think where you are really wrong is that you are viewing this as a democrat vs. republican approach. There is very little difference between the two, they are basically the same party. We can take China for example, and take their government and create China red and China blue, let people vote and end up with the same people in power for example. Its all a continuation of Dems fixing Repubs and Repubs fixing Dems, they take turns fixing the issues of this country, but instead continuing it.
You can say that Obama is Bush's 3rd term, and if Perry, Cain, Romeny win they will be Bush's 4th term. Hillary Clinton can win it 5 years from now and it will be Bush's 5th term.
Its an endless hijack of this current 1 party "Duopoly" political system, you will not see change and these politicians (most of them) all work for the banks, corporations and other private interests, the rest of us are just serfs.