The Obamas got a Portuguese Water Dog. We have a Portuguese Water Dog.

No huge deal, they chose the breed for the same reasons we did -- great pets, don't shed.

Obama announced his affection for UNC Tar Heel basketball. I'm a lifelong fan, but, hey, so are a lot of folks.

Obama hosted the surviving members of the Grateful Dead at the White Houe. I'm an old Deadhead, but this was just generational overlap.

But then Obama makes the centerpiece of his trip to Asia a speech about internet freedom and the Great Firewall of China, just days after my blog post on the same subject?

This is starting to get weird.

Call me, Mr. President, I've got some thoughts about health care.