Well Wishes

I think one of the things that I recognize in Barack Obama that I see in myself is that we both had grandparents that were key figures in our upbringing. In particular, I was very close with my grandmother. She was, as Sen Obama has described his grandmother, a key element in later success. So when I heard that he was flying to Hawaii to be with her on Thursday I was particularly touched by his action. This late into the election he's decided to do the right thing and go be by his grandmother. Despite what the talking heads have to speculate about the whole deal, I for one am wishing Senator Obama and his grandmother the best. I hope she can recover to see him through the election and beyond.