Obama visits Lincoln Memorial and munches on a chili-dog

Barack Obama yesterday broke his silence regarding the situation in Gaza and pledged his unvawering commitment to work for peace in the region from Day One of his presidency.  He has proven able to talk the talk...the question is, will he walk the walk?

Meanwhile, he took his family to visit the Lincoln Memorial last night after enjoying a nice quarter pound Chili-cheese dog at a Washington fast food joint.  Abe Lincoln of course is Obama's favorite president and the two have a lot in common.  Obama served as a Senator representing the "Lincoln State" of Illinois and announced his run for the presidency on the steps of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, where Abe served as well.  Lets just hope that Obama's legacy will be equally impressive and that he avoids the tragic fate of Abe, who as we all remember, was assassinated at the Ford's Theater in Washington, by confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth.  Did I mention that Abe rejected organized religion, fought to end slavery and that there is considerable evidence suggesting he was America's first gay president!   Seriously - check out this NY Times article if ya don't believe me!

On a personal note, I must say I love chili-dogs!  And...it's quite a strange feeling to see pictures of Obama at the Lincoln Memorial just a few weeks after I was there myself, taking in the sights.   Pretty damn cool.  Which reminds me...I've uploaded a bunch of pictures from my recent trip to D.C. online for your viewing pleasure (click here to access my photo album).

I still have hope in Obama...even though he plans to say "so help me God" during his inauguration and that he plans to use Lincoln's Bible for the swearing in...AND...most disturbingly...that he plans to invite fundamentalist pastor Rick Warren to perform the invocation.  If he stays true to his promises once in office...I'm willing to look past all that...for now.

Oh and here are some videos from my D.C. trip and also from when I went to see Obama in St. Paul last summer...some of my "awesomest" memories from last year!

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