Yet another address to the nation

Mr. Obama has addressed the nation, proclaiming a "new beginning" when he takes the oath of office in January. Apart from the ridiculous gall of this guy--who is populating his administration with Clinton retreads starting with Hillary--claiming to be a new anything, has nobody noticed that he has assumed at the very least the position of co-president without so much as a by-your-leave? Where does this guy get such presumption? Granted that George W. Bush is the human equivalent of a vacant lot, he is nonetheless the official (for that read "constitutional") president of the United States. Mr. Obama has no official (again, read "constitutional") position or authority in the government of the United States. He has resigned his seat in the Senate. He is just like the rest of us--a private citizen. So what's with all these pseudo-presidential addresses to the nation, all these pronouncements on policy and the economy? Why doesn't he just shut up and get on with the full-time work of staffing his new administration? We are not the late Roman empire ruled by co-emperors; we are a constitutional republic governed by law. The Constitution authorizes only one president at a time and no co-presidents. Mr. Obama's disregard for and disrespect of proper constitutional authority say plenty about how he plans to govern. The rule of law is out; the rule of men is in. Just like the reign of George W. So much for the "new beginning."