“I don’t expect AP or the rest of the MSM to remain critical of Obama for long.”

It mostly depends on the poll numbers. The left-wingers are getting worried that Obama is taking them over the cliff. Few of them are hard-core ideologues. They worry about themselves, first, last, and foremost. A weak punch to the stomach is one thing—but Obama is probably setting them up for a serious butt kicking. Nancy Pelosi was willing to lose a handful of house seat on behalf of the cause. She is not willing to lose her powerful office as speaker. MSM journalists are getting increasingly concerned that Obama is not going to save their jobs.