Do we need to descend to the levels of the DUmmies ?!?!?!?!?!?!?
No.
"Obama" works. And only "the President" when absolutely necessary.
The Office of President should be respected, but Obama deserves every bit of in-kind respect that he and the other Democrats, liberals and leftists, including the advoacy/adversary media here and abroad, gave President Bush.
They will cry, of course, at the unfair treatment.
And those who do not fall at his feet, exalting him will be labeled racist, at minimum.
BTW: For just six months? No. The written and verbal assaults began on President Bush from late Election Day night in 2000 and continued until, well, they're still going on.
Obama deserves at least that level and duration, don't you think?