Here is something Obama wrote that I agree with

"...most people who serve in Washington have been trained either as lawyers or as political operatives -- professions that tend to place a premium on winning arguments rather than solving problems."
- Barack Obama; The Audacity of Hope; p. 48

The problem for Obama is that he is a lawyer, and he is better at making speeches than he is at solving problems. Actually, in the Senate he hasn't addressed many problems. He has been too busy running for President. For example, he says we are losing in Afghanistan. He is chairman of the Senate committee on Afghanistan, and he hasn't held a single committee meeting. If we are losing, why isn't he doing something since he is in charge of the Senate committee?