You can do this without looking silly when you work out every day.
Tuesday night Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election and I was in a state of euphoria until the wee hours of the morning.
Wednesday, I woke up from the few hours of sleep I had grabbed the night before with a big smile on my face and a sense of well-being in my heart. I drove around alternating between laughing at a loser with a “McCain/Palin” sticker in the rear window of his SUV and the blustering rants of Rush Limbaugh who was obviously having a hard time dealing with the new reality.
Thursday, I pulled up the “Obama for President ’08″ yard sign, put away in a drawer with my wristwatches and old matchbooks the three or four “Obama for President ’08″ buttons and peeled the “Obama for President ’08″ bumper sticker off my car.
In 2006, I met Obama at a press conference and shook his hand. I think from that moment on I knew if this man ever decided to run for the White House, I’d be supporting him. In 2007, he announced he would be a candidate for the presidency. In 2008, he won.
For two years I had read his books, educated myself on where he stood on the issues, studied his performance during the debates, and immersed myself in what others said about him and what he said about himself.
For two years, I made Barack Obama part of my daily routine.
After nearly two years, I needed a Barack Break.
I didn’t write about Obama’s Cabinet picks. Didn’t write about his meeting with President Bush. Didn’t write about his role in the banking and auto industry bailouts. Didn’t write about the Rod Blagojevich scandal and how the President-elect was or wasn’t involved.
And if you think I’m going to write about him going shirtless while splashing around in Hawaii, you’re out of your tiny little mind.
Look, this guy is going to in charge for the next four years. There’s going to be no shortage of intresting, fascinating and important things to write about regarding the Obama Administration.
Certainly more important than what type of dog, Sasha and Malia get once they move into the White House.
