Imagine the outrage if a top Gingrich adviser compared Obama to a monkey. That adviser would necessarily be terminated and be forever toxic.

But a top Obama adviser comparing the Republican frontrunner to a monkey? Teh awesome, or something.

Axelrod criticized Gingrich, who has been leading in the polls in recent weeks. He brought up “a bit of homespun wisdom I got from an alderman” that compared Gingrich to a monkey, according to Talking Points Memo.

“He said, ‘just remember the higher a monkey climbs on a pole, the more you can see his butt,‘” Axelrod said. “So, you know, the Speaker is very high on the pole right now and we’ll see how people like the view.“

Just the level of class and proper decorum I’ve come to expect from Team Obama.