The Audacity of Michael

If you’ve visited this blog before – particularly during the presidential election campaign, you may have noticed a slightly (?) left of center point of view. I will also admit to a primarily “pro” stance with regard to the winner of that contest. But I swear – I’ve done nothing consciously to influence my youngest g-kid’s political leanings.

Michael has just recently turned two, and as his mother says, he is very “busy.” Recent “projects” have included producing original crayon artwork for the dining room and conducting user trials of the contents of mommy’s make-up drawer. Pretty typical stuff for a guy who’s two.


One of his more amusing qualities is his fascination with President Obama, or as he would put it, “Bamma.” This began several months ago when someone gave Daddy a somewhat questionable talking Barack Obama doll (search Amazon for “Senator Barack Obama Doll” for a visual). And while mildly amusing for most, Michael was immediately entranced. Despite competition from a couple of older brothers and parents, it wasn’t long before the Bamma doll was his and his alone. Where Michael went, Bamma went and what Michael did, Bamma did. Like the warm Spring day when the kids were playing in the sprinkler and Mommy emailed this picture with the subject line: “Omigod…he’s waterboarding Obama!”


Suffice to say, the doll version is not quite as resilient as the real thing. In fact, we started to wonder if Michael wasn’t perhaps being secretly propped up by the likes of John Boehner or Rush Limbaugh. After a few months, when the doll was reduced to a head (minus the moving mouth part) attached to a fragment of the suit material, Mommy went on eBay and found a replacement Bamma, which Michael readily embraced (without abandoning the first one, however, so now he brings both Bammas on all his adventures).


And, although Michael hasn’t really mastered the art of talking yet, he has learned how to get on the family computer, go to i-tunes, click on the Obama link his mommy made for him and watch the Obama video with both of his Bamma dolls.

I'm not sure where he stands on nationalized health care...stay tuned.