Yes, the regular readers of this blog (both of you!) are probably tired of my postings about Obama. So, apologies in advance!
I have made it a personal mission to try and get the Ohio portion of the family to vote for Obama in Tuesday's primary. My brother (who lives in Ohio) and I have emailed about the best strategy to use. I decided to go "off script" and try a different approach. I decided to bring out the secret weapon-the kids.
It all started with me and the big guy talking about how to get the family to vote for Obama other than basic pestering. We then decided to take a picture of Kaitlyn in my Barack O'Bama tshirt from last year's St Patrick Day parade. (Alan actually got it for me from someone at his office.) Kaitlyn was surprisingly cooperative. She put on the shirt and held our Obama sign too. Brayden agreed to hold the sign. I then downloaded an Obama logo coloring page and asked Kaitlyn & Brayden to color these for our Ohio family. Kaitlyn was excited to do it.
Brayden refused to. He said he likes McCain. When I asked why, he told me it's because "i like my money." Fair point. Our taxes will probably be higher if Obama is president. So, I have to respect my 3 year old's command of McCain's fiscal policy and let him off the hook. I then mailed the coloring pages to the family. I rec'd the desired effect-they liked the pics and told their friends about them. Unfortunately my mom voted for Hillary "b/c it's time for a woman to lead". I don't even know what to do with that. I asked her how a woman president would be different. After she talked, i shared with her that is why i supported Obama-plus he's a leader whereas Hillary is a manager. I failed. But my dad voted for Obama. I'll take it.
