I think we all “hope” Obama improves upon our problems. None of us wants him to fail, for our own sake. We need help at this point, and he’s the one we were suckered into putting into office, so we have to look to him for the answers for the next 4 (probably 8) years.
You can’t say “He’s only been in office for a few months” when he hasn’t made progress on something or duplicates something the Bush admin. did, then turn around and say, “Look what he’s done in only a few months!” when he’s making some headway. I look at every issue individually, and I happen to think this is a crap one.