I was going to write a celebratory OP

[yardwork]

17. I'm so sorry about your mom. That is heartbreaking.

I think that Obama is moving the Democrats in the right direction. He seems to be abandoning the mushy middle and setting a more clearly progressive course. I think that polls show that many people in the U.S. are fed up with the Republicans wars on everybody. Obama is a careful politician. I believe that he will win in November. I hope that we retake the House. I hope that Democrats in North Carolina retake the state legislature and hang onto the governorship. I'll do what I can to make that happen.

I think that Sasha and Malia may be the country's best hope. Obama seems to be listening to his daughters, and reflecting on things in terms of his daughters and their lives. That is good!