You know, you are right Alex, when you say that the all people who wish to be President do so because they feel are best for the job. I'll go ahead and completely back off my thinking that Obama is a part of it. I do think, however, as Obama is a Christian man, that he does believe himself to be doing the lord's work. Of course there will be the retort that it won't dictate his policies, but of course it will to an extent, as his religious views will influence his thinking of right and wrong.
The messianic complex is more like a cult forming through a large portion of his supporters. I did a bit of research, and apparently almost immediately after Palin's speech at the RNC there were items being sold with this statement on it. It was first made publically, at least to my knowlege, by a representative from Tennessee (D. Steve Choen) who directly compared Obama to Jesus in his statement during a speech on the house floor.
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“If you want change, you want the Democratic Party,” Cohen said. “Barack Obama was a community organizer like Jesus, who our minister prayed about. Pontius Pilate was a governor.”
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If they are trying to throw it back in the face of the "religious right", that is a completely fine tactic. I just think it solidifies the whole messianic complex being discussed in the election - again, I will absolutely concede that it is not Obama himself, but a large portion of his supporters. It is clever, no doubt, but comparing Palin to Pilate might be seen as a bit extreme. i see no other way to interpret the "Pilate was a governor" portion of that.