Nice interview with Barack and Michele Obama on the People site (and probably in the dead-tree edition of People, I assume). Some things I like about them:
- I love their banter, particularly Michele's spunkiness. It's a marriage of equals.
- They clearly have an exemplary marriage. We all need that example (and, as some African-American pundits have noted, the African-American community particularly needs that example).
- Barack has been very involved in the life of his girls. That's not always true of successful dads.
- With the Obamas, there have been no rumors of any messing around. And you know the opportunities have been there. They seem perfectly content with what they have.
Whether or not you voted for Barack Obama, I hope you can celebrate having a good marriage and strong family in the White House (as we have with the current president, and had with George H. W. Bush and the Carters).
Career-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
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