Mother's Day seems a particularly appropriate day to post these thoughts, which I've had for a while. I am very grateful to Michelle Obama's mother for making it possible for Barack to run for president. I don't think that the Obamas would have been willing to take on the campaign had they not had Mrs. Robinson to care for their children, and hold the household together, during their extended absences. In my view, Barack is exactly the leader that the country, and the world, needs right now. Without the woman who raised two strong, confident, courageous and ethical children under less than optimal conditions available to fill in, would Barack have been available?
Happy Mother's Day, Mrs. Robinson, from a mother who hopes that her two children turn out as well as yours have.