The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weightlifting sessions each week, and a body toned by regular treadmill runs and basketball games.

Oh please, was this a story on the president-elect or a freakin Penthouse forum letter?!?!?! Not..that..I know what those letters are…because I don’t…..crap, never mind.

Here’s another example, from page 1 of today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: Obama’s goal is working out.

Here’s a sample of the tongue-bath this writer gives him:

The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weightlifting sessions each week, and a body toned by regular treadmill runs and basketball games.

As one commenter pointed out, eight years ago, reports that President Bush worked out had the MSM in a lather – one LA Times writer found it “creepy”. Not so with the Dalai Bama.

Imagine, if you will, what the news would look like if the President-elect, in the midst of an economic crisis, took an extended Hawaiian vacation at a multimillion dollar private estate, sunning himself and playing golf.

Oh wait…that DID happen.

No, I mean, imagine if the President-elect were John McCain and he did that. How long do you think it would take before the usual suspects (NYT, NBC, CNN, WaPo, etc.) would have editorials and front-page stories bewailing how the next president is someone who’s out of touch and doesn’t care about the nation’s problems?

Answer: the MSM would maintain its objectivity for slightly less time than the Cowboys stayed competitive with the Iggles today.