I think we should give him a few days of actually being President before we start freaking out

Step 1: Obama wins the presidency by promising to end partisan bickering and unite the country to resolve the various crises we now face.

Step 2: In his first challenge, Obama floats a proposal designed to be an acceptable compromise between those on the right and those on the left.

Step 3: Everybody freaks out.

Step 4: ???

Step 5: Crisis resolved!