I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure Obama came into power from a wave of support from the left? He definitely didn't gain support from the majority of the right. We can't have already forgotten the fanfare of his inauguration?Don't be a douchebag. Every leftie I've spoken to so far is pretty much just as surprised and uncomfortable with this as you are.
And all those huge rallies he addressed in Europe bore socialist banners etc. When he went to more right ring countries like Israel, he was booed.
True, the left have now realised that he is as incapable of genuine change as his predecessor. It did take them a while though.
I'm aware of the fallacies in my argument by so broadly referring to 'the left,' as obviously there wasn't widespread support, but I'm convinced that the majority of the ass-kissery he receives is from the left, at least the American left.