Obama for President

Michelle, not Barack.

Some time ago a friend of mine and I were discussing the idea that people would vote for Hillary Clinton simply because they wanted Bill back in the White House. I understand that desire, and the wish to return to simpler times with shorter wars (then known as peace-keeping missions) and a full and robust economy.

But, said friend and I agreed that if a person were to base their vote on spouses who needed a seat in the White House, both John Edwards and Barack Obama warranted another look.

Well, we see what happened with good ole John. I won't go into it here seeing as how you can read and read and read about John's transgressions and hypothesize if he has a love child. But, I also won't go into it mainly because if I didn't care about Bill Clinton's extramarital affairs, I can't care about John Edwards' either.

But I digress. Let's get back on track. Voting based on spouses. Michelle Obama. OK, now I'm there. If you didn't see her speech at the Democratic Convention last night, go watch it.

Really, go watch it. Now. It's about 20 minutes long and worth every second.

I cried. And I'm a strong enough woman to admit it.
L.