It was a stupid question.
What the hell does "pride" have to do with it? Are you "proud" of Obama? In fact, have you been "proud" of any national politician in the last thirty years? Name one.
I have had an all-powerful centralized government inflicted on me by three generations of statists, and now I am forced to select an Emperor every four years instead of a chief executive. My concern is who will do the least damage, and with any luck at all, at least slightly reverse the steady drive towards the socialist abyss. Obama has both feet on the accelerator.