Dog Politics: President Obama and Bo

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

It was bound to happen.

Much has been made of Mitt Romney's family trip years ago - you know, the one when he transported Seamus, the family dog, in a pet carrier on top of his station wagon. 

Newt Gingrich has made a few jabs at Romney and set up a Pets for Gingrich web site.

Now we have a tweeted photo of our president, Barack Obama and First Dog, Bo, traveling in the backseat of a vehicle.  The caption:  "How loving owners transport their dogs."

Can it be a coincidence that the same day as the tweet, the Obama campaign launch a Facebook page called "Pet Lovers for Obama."  The page features Bo saying "I bark for Barack" and invites supporters to submit photos of their pets in Obama 2012 gear.