Watching the cable nets, it’s pretty obvious that covering Barack Obama’s entire 45-minute economic speech this morning was the price they had to pay to get to cover the official unveiling of First Puppy Bo this afternoon. CNN even has a special “Presidential Dog Arrival Soon …” graphic, along with the Dog Whisperer guy on live for color commentary, as well as a real live Portuguese Water Dog as a stand-in of sorts in the studio.
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