President Obama.

It is fitting that all the levers of power in the world's mightiest country will, from the beginning of next year, rest in the hands of the Democratic Party whose misguided philosophy has driven the globe to the brink of total and complete economic collapse. The growing recession, slump or depression will require inspirational leadership, it remains to be seen whether President Obama has either the ideas or the team to allow his actions to match his undoubted oratorical skills and extraordinarily deep pockets. President-elect Obama was perhaps thus very wise in victory to restrict any promises to a new White House puppy for his daughters! He has a huge electoral mandate and a tame Congress, if he falters or fails it will thus not just condemn his Democratic Party to extinction - but possibly the very concept of democracy itself.