it was heard railing against President Obama..."

that it's thought to be a fox. But only because of the white tip on the end of it's tail. At only about a week old it's just too hard to tell for sure yet.

And will grow up to look something like this:

I think it probably is a fox. This is a newborn baby red fox. I think it looks just like the mystery baby in the story, so I think the mystery baby is a fox, too. Who knows if it turns out to be red or silver though. The red fox babies can be quite dark when they're really young...