Soapboxing is unhelpful and unnecessary. I would also like to remind editors here that there are criticisms and notable controversies in the G Dub article as well as in the now merged criticism articles.  That clearly isn't the case here and this article needs to be balanced with coverage of the issues that have been raised and covered extensibly in reliable sources. These include Obama's opposition to the Surge, his controversial statements and associations, concerns over his spending proposals and issues over his nominations.