A Couple Degrees of Separation

We are soooo close to being on a first name basis with President Obama now.

Not to brag, but someone within short walking distance of us here in Smootville owns the father of the dog that has just been adopted by the First Family. So, presumably, we should be pretty high up on the list of people who will be getting invited to state dinners and whatnot. I may have a fancy red hotline phone installed in the house, purely for the purpose of taking all of the calls we’ll surely be getting from Washington.

Just think… it’s now entirely conceivable that I could be driving down the road and I’ll have to swerve to avoid hitting one of the extended members of the Obama family as it runs into the road with its tail wagging.

The Obama's puppy, “Bo,” is a Portuguese water dog, which of course is bothering some people already. Is there something wrong with American water dogs?

I found it interesting that in a Post-Gazette article one of the breeders described the First Puppy’s mother like this: “She was a real nice little bitch, very sweet." If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t that exactly how President Clinton described Monica Lewinsky during her tenure as Official White House Pet?