Quote of the Week...from Barack Obama

When times get tough, we don't give up.  We get up.                          ---Barack Obama

Barack Obama, our 44th president, also happens to be my all-time favorite since when I could actually vote for president, going back to 1976...I supported him in both 2008 and 2012.  Not that he didn't make his share of mistakes, nobody's perfect, and I didn't agree with all of his policies.  Yet he tried to be a leader on behalf of all Americans, and not just for those who supported him...you're entitled to your own opinions, though...believe whatever you want.  I also liked his generally reasonable and positive attitude toward things, and in this stormy time of a serious medical issue within my own immediate family, I am drawn to the above quote of his: that's right, Barack, you nailed it, old buddy...