Since 8:00pm PST on November 4th, 2008, my mind has been preoccupied with a certain soaring sensation. Considering its hard to be lyrical or profound while flying, I’ve yet to produce a fitting denouement to the awesome, world-altering events of Barack Obama’s victory in the Presidential race.

In nod to this happy incapacity, and in fun-loving spirit, I present the kind of weirdo video that gets spread around the Internets for your brief viewing enjoyment:

To paraphrase Nixon, “If the President’s dog does it, it’s not illegal.”

I suspect - and hope - Barney lives to be deceptively benign-looking another day.