Awwww, ain’t Bo cute? David Axelrod tweeted that photo yesterday: “How loving dog owners transport their dogs.” Now why would David Axelrod bother with tweeting a cute Bo photo? Unless, of course, David Axelrod wanted to remind us of Other Candidate’s Dogs. And their, um, innovative travel arrangements.

The Obama Campaign’s Humorous Dog Whistle [Time, via Political Wire]

“A Montara man walking two lapdogs off leash [in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area] was hit with an electric-shock gun by a National Park Service ranger after allegedly giving a false name and trying to walk away, authorities said Monday.” [SF Chronicle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8YhED4IgQA

Kermit and Miss Piggy, in London to promote the UK premiere of their new movie, address the Fox-fueled Controversy! that said film is trying to “brainwash your kids” against capitalism. It’s not quite on par with Dan Quayle taking on Murphy Brown in the Picking Fights With Fictional Characters Sweepstakes, but only because Fox’s Eric Bolling is not a sitting Vice Preznident of These United States.

[via Media Matters]

Forgot to post this back in May … somewhat jarring:

[ThinkProgress]

Sarah Palin on Fox: “Vote for Newt. Annoy a liberal. Vote Newt. Keep this vetting process going, keep the debate going.” [NRO, via Political Wire]

So, what’s happening today at the Washington Post?

Obama: The most polarizing president. Ever.

Wow. Ever. Like. Wow.

Now, before you trot out your favorite Blazing Saddles references, let’s have a look at the rumors behind the news:

For 2011, Obama’s third year in office, an average of 80 percent of Democrats approved of the job he was doing in Gallup tracking polls, as compared to 12 percent of Republicans who felt the same way. That’s a 68-point partisan gap, the highest for any president’s third year in office — ever.

Well, you can’t dispute the numb—

Wait. The highest for any president’s third year in office. Or, if you’d like that in bold, “The highest for any president’s third year in office.”

Can we break that down? Has Obama also set the polarization record for any president’s 857th day in office? Ever? Because that would be, y’know, historic.

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