Why should you believe the pundits that make the allegations either?

I think you have to do a little thinking on what is more likely.
All politicians are going to be making some false promises and dubious claims. All pundits will make up whatever crap gets them noticed.

But barring any hard evidence, I usually assume... if it sounds like a conspiracy theory, it's most likely a bunch of crap.
Really I can come up with just as much evidence to claim that Obama is a reptilian alien taking America for another four years of Illuminati rule.

If Obama is elected president, that WILL be in the next David Icke book... and someone out there will believe it.

__________________
"Man lives in the sunlit world of that which he believes to be reality. But unseen by most is an underworld, a place that is just as real... but not as brightly lit... A DARK SIDE!"
-opening from Tales From the Darkside