I don't pose the question lightly, and with only a dash of hyperbole. But after listening to the speech Barack Obama's gave yesterday in La Crosse, Wisconsin, it's a topic worth pondering.

Here's the text of the speech. But better yet, watch it for yourself. I found it in four parts on YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Obama gives off the video of a man running for Maximum Leader, not the mere office of President. There is no humility or sense of service in his language. It's all veni, vidi, vici:

I will begin by reforming our tax code so that it doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it. I will eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses and start-ups, so that we can grow our economy and create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.

I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95% of all workers and their families. And if you make less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increase one single dime - because in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle-class.

I will reform our health care system to relieve families, businesses, and the entire economy from the crushing cost of health care by investing in new technology and preventative care. If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves. And I will stop insurance companies from discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.

To create new jobs, I'll invest in rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure - our roads, schools, and bridges. We'll rebuild our outdated electricity grid and build new broadband lines to connect America. And I'll create the jobs of the future by transforming our energy economy. We'll tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power. I'll help our auto companies re-tool so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here the United States. I'll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars. And I'll invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy - wind power and solar power and the next generation of biofuels; an investment that will lead to new industries and five million new jobs that pay well and can't ever be outsourced

And if I am President, I will meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, because it will take nothing less to compete in the global economy. I'll invest in early childhood education. I'll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support. But in exchange, I will ask for higher standards and more accountability. And we will keep our promise to every young American - if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a college education.

Finally, I will modernize our outdated financial regulations and put in the place the common-sense rules of the road I've been calling for since March - rules that will keep our market free, fair, and honest; rules that will make sure Wall Street can never get away with the stunts that caused this crisis again.

"I, I, I, I." It's all about Barack Obaama and how he is going to build the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. No talk of proposing programs, or introducing legislation to Congress -- unless it's to demand they pass an Enabling Act. And that's assuming Obama remembers the Constitution assign legislative powers to the Congress, and not to The One.

I'm not writing this as a Republican. I've watched plenty of equally liberal national candidates over the years, but none even approach the messianism of Barack Obama -- no matter how utopian their politics. Listening to this man, it's hard to escape the feeling he really believes he is above the rest of us, and can render his ideas into reality by the exercise of will from on high.

I know Democrats who see that side of him as well. Even the Obama campaign must, because they really dialed it back after the European tour. But now that Oabama has opened opend up a wider lead and the swing states seem to be trending his way, I think Obama is letting his guard down and his true personality come out.