Will Obama, who criticized the bill in 2005, continue his Bush III ways and extend the Patriot Act again? Probably. In fact, it was only extended one year, but Obama wanted 3.
A prepared statement issued Tuesday afternoon said that President Obama "would strongly prefer enactment of reauthorizing legislation that would extend these authorities until December 2013."
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/09/obama-seeks-longer-patriot-act-extension-republicans/Obama in 2005
“This is legislation that puts our own Justice Department above the law. When National Security Letters are issued, they allow federal agents to conduct any search on any American, no matter how extensive or wide-ranging, without ever going before a judge to prove that the search is necessary.”