Are we on Obama overload?

More than a week has passed since Barack Obama was elected president, but Obamamania is still in full swing.

When he goes to dinner with his wife, takes his kids to school or considers getting a dog, it's news. He's on the cover of Time and Newsweek, of course, but also on celebrity magazines like US Weekly.

Obama merchandise, ranging from tote bags to inauguration tickets, is hot. The New York Times reports a spike in the number of parents naming their babies Barack, Michelle, Malia and Sasha.

Are people starting to get tired of all of this Obama hoopla? Could people - even Obama supporters - be starting to OD on BO?

Some say, "Yes!" and others say, "Not at all," according to an informal poll of suburban voters Tuesday. Who they voted for plays a part in how they feel.

"I'm sick of it," said Jessica Bjorn, 26, of Gurnee, a John McCain supporter who thinks the Obama coverage was preferential and over-the-top for the whole campaign.

The Obama lovefest annoys Bjorn and her husband, Svend, 27.

"He's telling people they need to make sacrifices, and then he has a fancy dinner with his wife. I don't care what he had for dinner. I want to see how he's going to make all this change," Svend Bjorn said.

While some people said they've ignored most of the postelection news about Obama, others believe the fanfare is deserved given the historic nature of his presidency and that he's a Chicagoan.

Patsy Kregel, 36, of Grayslake, hasn't felt bombarded by Obama news at all.

"He's going to be the next president, so people have curiosity about him," she said. "I think if John McCain had won, it would be the same thing."

Media obsession with presidential candidates began back in the days of Gary Hart, says Gary Schlesinger, 61, of Libertyville. The media went crazy over Jenna Bush's wedding, for example.

"But I'd rather hear who he (Obama) picks for Secretary of State than where he went for dinner," Schlesinger said.

Cindy Behar, 37, of Vernon Hills, understands the interest. "He's a true leader," she said, "and people want to know what he's doing."