for the first time in my life i attended a political rally. we took our kids so they could experience the event too, but at five and three and judging from all the whining, i would say in retrospect it was too soon.

obama gave a great speech that was one third what i intend to do for you, one third what you need to do for america; and one third “did you hear what that crazy white guy said about me now?” (my personal interpretation on the last third).

the strongest and most moving part of the speech came at the close (too long for me to have memorized) and the biggest laugh line was:

by the end of the week, he’ll be accusing me of being a secret communist because i shared my toys in kindergarten.