Why does everything end up being compared to the Roman Empire? This is not a very fruitful avenue of investigation, because the US is not the Roman Empire, any more than it is the Hittite Empire, the Mayans, or Ancient Egypt. What Pharoah does Obama correspond to? Let's see, Bush polarized the country, like Ikhinaton. Obama is trying to undo Bush's excesses, so he must be King Tut. However, Bush's wife is not nearly as good-looking as Nefertiti. Oh, the paradox!