Let’s be honest. Obama is a major disappointment.

Obama promised so much hope to America, during a time of stress for the nation as a whole. This formerly unknown Senator from Chicago, with smooth oratory skills not heard since the days of slick-Willy finagling his way out of Congressional traps during his trial for telling lies under oah, was able to inspire the nation with inspiring words, backed by an auro of confidence and a chime of change.

And as much as that last sentence was a mouthful, so is trying to take in all the failures of the Obama presidency. It’s more than anyone had bargained for, and as we’re finding out with Obama’s sliding approval rating, it’s more than anyone can chew.

Sure, Obama was dealt a very tough hand. He inherited Bush’s mess-ups. The nation knew that despite Obama’s promises, everything was not going to be fixed with a magic wand. That was understood.

What’s hard to understand is how the Obamas seem so out of touch with reality. What’s hard to understand is how a president, who graced the television screen as well as JFK, is now failing at the P.R. war that he knows he must win against Republican’s eyeing the White House in 2012.

Obama’s latest blunder? A total uneccesary remodeling of the Oval Office. According to insider reports, it’s not just any small-time remodeling job either. We’re talking about curtains woven from expensive, exclusive foreign threads. Elite, hand-crafted lines of executive furniture. Enough frills to even put a French Rococo artist to shame.

Why? Why are the Obamas taking nearly $1 million vacations on the taxpayer dollar, while they media steadily documents their antics and slam the public with figures.

There really is no reason to scrutinize the Obamas, as it is likely something done by every president. BUT, with the nation in a national economic crisis, with businesses receiving billions in bailouts, our companies failing, our friends losing their jobs and their homes; you would think Obama would have a bit more common sense and promote an image of being thrifty when it comes to himself and his family.

Image is a big deal with presidency. If the public is struggling, the president should at least look to struggle with them. Obama is failing to do this, and really, every cent he is spending right now on friviolous embelishments is a slap to the American taxpayer.

If this story is true, it certainly does cast an even deeper shadow of Obama’s troubled presidency.