Its definitely an editorial change, IMHO.
Obama is no longer completely the darling of the left.
Why? Obama is revealing his fascist colors too quickly, he has failed to keep them hidden enough to suit the lefts agenda of usurpation of our Republic.They are putting the brakes on for the election in November. This began with the Waters/Rangel ethics charges which has split the Black Caucus, and offended many leftists.
We need to take advantage of the split and make it permanent.
Interesting thought. The left is constantly projecting their warts onto conservatives. So now, when the MSM is declaring that the Tea Party movement is imploding, it’s really the left which is engaged in a civil war.