As President-elect Barack Obama stands on the sidelines, seemingly oblivious to what’s going on in the world, he opts out of the game by proclaiming that there’s only one president at a time.

Listening to some of those on the left, you'd think that Barack Obama suddenly had announced he had changed parties and enrolled as a pro-life Republican, while over on the right, some malcontents worry that he has abandoned genuine Christianity and become a member of a heretical sect.

Who needs gigantic bailouts when there are far less costly and more effective ways to deal with the economic crisis, such as those I’d use if I were president of the United States.