The Left is going to do everything possible to try to shield Obama from the chaos that his "gone yesterday" comments, rightly or wrongly, will be linked to.
I don't think so, actually. There will certainly be a portion of "the left" who will do that; but I don't think they all will.
Obama is a thoroughgoing f**k-up, and the Democrats know it. Somebody's going to break ranks soon enough, and a segment of the leftish media will cover it, and then they all will.
And I think Obama's going to face a serious primary challenge. Come the election season, he's going to get pounded on Egypt, and he's going to get pounded on his debt, and he's probably going to get pounded over China (which has begun throwing its weight around).