Who's puppet will he be when, if he becomes president of the United States, he will be the most powerful man on earth? Sounds like to me you hate the possibility and inevitability of him becoming president to the point that you have to start downplaying American presidential powers....Too bad it is not an Indian who's running.....
It is not so much the American presidential powers but more so who the president is. Take George Bush for example, some claim Dick Cheney was(is) more in charge behind the scenes than Bush was. Plus he had all the special interest groups from the big corporations to powerful Washington lobbyists that also influence his presidency. Major decisions during Bush's administration have been linked to these special interest groups for example going to war in Iraq. These groups single handedly shaped America's policy not Bush. Obama in my opinion will be even bigger puppet than Bush. Judging from his speeches and lack of substance, I don't see him coming up with any policies of his own. Only Ron Paul out of all presidential candidates would have been a real president. He is bright, principled, and he clearly articulated his policies. Unfortunately the media did not like him and his campaign was derailed.