blake wrote:

>> I see that Ted Kennedy gifted Barack Obama with a Portuguese water dog.
>> The
>> Obamas *had* intended to adopt a dog from a local rescue shelter, but
>> they
>> ended up with a purebred dog instead! Here are some characteristics which
>> make them attractive to the First Family:
>>
>> 1. The breed doesn't shed, and people with dog allergies are often
>> unaffected by this breed. (Malia Obama suffers from allergies.)
>>
>> 2. They typically bond to one alpha family member; I'm not sure where
>> this
>> dog will end up giving its devotion, we'll just have to wait and see.
>>
>> 3. They're highly intelligent, so you can teach them to roll over, or
>> even
>> to bow to a foreign head of state.
>>
>
> i don't recall the wingers having a cow over this:
>
> <http://aleksandrakristina.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bush-kiss.jpg>


That's different. Not BETTER, but different.

Bob