Obama's biography reads like a Rags to Riches story. It's a remarkable rise from such humble origins. Child of a single parent. As a child, went to school in a 3rd world country. And then managed to get into Columbia and Harvard. So...he truly must be brilliant. Genius Level. 150 IQ+. An admirable and inspirational story regardless whether a person's an admirer or detractor of his. Admittedly, I've never been enamored with Obama, but have gotten to respect his tremendous political skills and organizational abilities. And those are marks of sheer brilliance. Even if he weren't the president-elect, he would have been a tremendous organizational force within the Democratic Party.