Well, Captain Ed Morrissey has an answer. The messianic fervor of Obama's supporters has been unnerving for a long time, and it is important to note that it is being encouraged by Obama himself, along with his campaign. Fix Iraq? No, we'll fix souls! We'll fix reality! Now THAT's the kind of hubris we need in our next president. No more meddling abroad with wide-eyed optimism, the world hates us enough; let's bring that meddling home! By the way, if you think America is divided now, just wait until Obama unleashes an enormous tide of new spending; almost a trillion already proposed.
Political divisions exist for a reason. I guarantee you that what Obama's lofty rhetoric really means is this: We'll tear down political divisions, and you'll shut up and do things our way.