He is not a dictator in the classic sense, since he is not a permanent fixture in the office of POTUS.
However, since the inception of the Federal Reserve, this nation's economy (currency value) has been ever more tightly controlled, putting an
increasing stranglehold on the middle and lower classes.
For example, there is no way gasoline is worth $3.50-$4 a gallon. The markets are manipulated not only to affect the opposing markets of the
government's chosen adversaries, but to ensure that the people don't have enough money to become a threat to federal power.
As far as executive orders, I would look at the quality, not the quantity...
And the corporate bailouts basically indicate collusion between corporations and government, which is how Mussolini defined Fascism, and this
back-scratching, of course, has been going on for a long time.
edit on 4-8-2013 by DeReK DaRkLy because: POUTED out loud...