Obama more popular than Christ?

In a recent New York Times editorial, Caroline Kennedy compared Barack Obama to her late father John F Kennedy suggesting that Obama can provide the same kind of inspirational leadership and a change in the direction at the top.

Today, former president Jimmy Carter compared him to Dr Martin Luther King, although he fell short of actually endorsing the presidential hopeful.

Were I Barack Obama, I would be out looking for a good bullet-proof vest before somebody compares me to John Lennon.