President Obama killed a fly during an interview with CNBC's John Harwood. Left-leaning media immediately proclaimed the slapping of the fly as further proof that Obama is a mystical being - not just your average run-of-the-mill President of the United States.

But others were not as fawning. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - PETA - immediately called for Obama to be sent to Guantanamo Bay as a musca domestica terroristus.

Buddhists, too, claimed Obama had done damage to the universe. According to Wikipedia, Buddhists believe:

"The doctrine of rebirth holds that any human could be reborn as an animal, and any animal could be reborn as a human. An animal might be a reborn dead relative, and if you looked far enough back in one's infinite series of lives, you would eventually perceive every animal to be related to you in some way."

Yeah, well, putting that aside for a moment. Obama is finding out that honeymoons, like house flies, don't last forever.

According to NBC Deputy Political Director, Mark Murray, a new poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News shows:

-- Nearly seven in 10 Americans have serious reservations about the federal government's ownership stake in General Motors.

-- Almost 60 percent say that President Obama and Congress should worry more about keeping the deficit down - even if that means it will take longer for the economy to recover.

-- Fewer than half of Americans have confidence in the president's policies to improve the economy.

-- The president's overall approval rating is at 56 percent, which is down five percentage points from April.

The poll also shows that

-- Only 54 percent approve of Obama's handling of foreign policy (and this poll was in the field while the Iranian situation was still developing).

-- Less than half (48 percent) agree with "the elimination of procedures such as waterboarding to get information from terrorists."

-- Only 39 percent agree with closing Guantanamo Bay. Continued...