It may seem disrespectful, or just an attempt to sound catchy, intended to draw the readers' attention. But none of those would be true. According to the most valid analyses of the experts, these presidential elections are the most inconsequential for the destiny of the big political continent of the USA. It's true, there is a stake and it is definitely not minor, if we put ourselves in the shoes of the two candidates and of the teams which supported them throughout the entire presidential campaign. The competition is important for those who have invested in the potential mandate of the two, Obama and Mitt Romney, from the hard factions of the major American parties, (Democrats and Republicans), to the economic sponsors whose millions were used to fund the huge wasteful spending of the campaign and whose interests "the man in the White House" always represents! In spite of all this, never before has the American president had less room to maneuver, at least since the mid-20th century. The time for great vision seems to be past. The attempt to put on America's agenda the old topics of "The Imperial Power", in a post-Cold-War world where it seemed that its role of "Sole Super Power" could not be contested, has led to its worst domestic crisis and to the most counterproductive track record when it comes to international relations, in the last 50 years. In fact, Obama's first term barely had the time to pick up the pieces of the three Republican "Bush-styled" terms, strewn not just all over the United States, but across the entire globe as well.

It is one of the important reasons why the presidential term which is ending now, is and seems so dull, lacking in horizon and scale. It is the reason why the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, did not have the means to build a credible electoral system, beyond the simple line: "If there is anything to do in America, I can