Billy Kimball: Barack Obama Insults Dog, Jumps Shark: "Reasonable people may differ as to when exactly the bloom came off the rose for Barack Obama. Of course, hopes fulfilled inevitably bring anti-climax, so it's possible that much of the general public is now predisposed to find fault even where none exists. But surely few of his supporters, and I count myself among them, will deny that there has been much to deplore about Mr. Obama's post-election conduct.
For some, the most dispiriting event was the unwelcome reappearance of the Clintonistas, returning through the revolving door that separates the public and private sectors for a last hurrah, a stale Hollywood plot line instead of the 'Change from Beyond-the-Beltway' we were promised.
For others, Obama jumped the shark when he continued to send solicitous e-mail (still signed 'Barack'), raising money almost as if by reflex, weeks after the election. (Allow me a quick 'reply all.' Barack, if I may call you that, people don't really want to be on a first name basis with their president even if they say they do. Being a young president does not mean you have to behave like a childish one.)
But, for me, the honeymoon ended when Barack Obama insulted my dog on national television."
(Via Huffington Blog.)
