Someone at work told me that Obama should be president just for the pictures. The man is highly photogenic. I ran across this photo of Michelle and Barack in between parties during Inauguration Day. I thought it was the sweetest thing I've seen in a while--His jacket over her shoulders, his forehead touching hers and the blissful smile on his face. I was speaking to Al about and the photo and stated that Obama is the most affectionate president I've ever seen (toward his wife, of course. I mean Clinton was affectionate, but let's not go there). He remarked it was their age. He is one of the youngest presidents we've had in a while. However, Kennedy was young and he was a horndog.
People love Obama, and why not? There are a plethora of reasons why the nation chose him to be the leader of the free world. As trivial as it may be the main reason why he inspires me is simply this---the man genuinely loves his wife. He hugs her. He kisses her. They share whispered secrets while they dance. Where the nation saw a simple fist bump, they saw a thousand unspoken words shared between two people who truly understand each other. There is no pretentiousness with him. He is not going to change who he is simply because he now holds a higher title than he previously did. He is a husband and father first and the President second. There is not doubt in my mind that if at any point his wife or his children would have asked him not to run, he'd have done it without a second thought. Because when he tells his family he loves them, for once it's not simply an utterance of words..it is the truth.
It's time that our country was run the way it was intended to be run. With compassion and fairness. With an open mind and more importantly an open heart; not with one hand on the bible and the other on the red button. We needed a change and change has finally come.
