Baba and Paradise

One more picture, this time of me with Paradise. To hold your baby in your arms is such an incredible joy and privilege, a true celebration of the fullness of life.

Paradise Rose

Mostly I am not making this a personal blog, but I cannot resist posting this picture of our two month old daughter, Paradise Rose, who is the light of our lives, along with our beautiful four year old boy, Hudson.

It is amazing how much in two months a baby can change...a transformation from the tiny creature that emerges from the womb into a little girl, already displaying her own character traits (although that much is true even on the day you are born).

Wishing all our love to Paradise and Hudson xxxxx

A Working President

Photograph courtesy Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

I have been a huge supporter of President Barack Obama

since the earliest days of his campaign, and I continue

to support him now in these extremely challenging times.

Obama inherited from George W Bush one of the most

disastrous economies, two wars (at least one of which

could have been avoided) and the legacy of probably the

most disastrous policies in our nation's history.

Obama has worked tirelessly in his first months in office

and has already taken vast steps in terms of passing

legislation to address the global economic meltdown and

the many other vital issues we face, including

universal healthcare, which I believe should be a

fundamental human right along with education.

He has not been helped in this by the Republicans, who

have chosen to use this critical point in determining the

future not only of the United States but of the world

by disengaging from a positive participation in the

political process and instead focusing their energy on

criticizing Obama and trying to gain political capital from

the many current crises.

My hope is that we all allow Obama the time and give him

the support needed for his policies to take effect.

Above all, it is critical that we remember that this is

a situation that he inherited, and not one of his making.

May we all wish him well.