Like many of you, I have been emotionally involved in this election cycle. I have spent so much time on this and other blogs that I haven't gotten a great deal of real work done at my job! My kids know that when Barack Obama is on TV, or when any news comes out about any of the candidates, that I can be found plopped in front of the set, or at the computer. Now, for my oldest--who is 16, this election has been a great experience for her. We went together to see Obama speak in Kansas City, and she got to shake his hand. She proudly wears her Obama 2008 t-shirt to school (where, I might add, she gets great feedback on it). But my little one, who is seven, just wants--for once--to be able to watch Hannah Montana on the good TV.
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