Footprints in the Sand: Obama Edition

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with Barack Obama.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to Obama.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he
questioned Obama about it:
“Obama, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me.”
Obama replied:
“I love you and I would never leave you.
But during your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
you were a bit of a political liability,
so I had to keep my distance.”
The man looked at the footprints again:
“And why are there also tire tracks from a bus
over those lone footprints?”
Obama nodded and started to move away:
“Yeah, I probably shouldn’t be seen talking to you.”