From here to Hawaii

Thursday, 22nd May 2008


Via The Stump, a photograph of the young Obama with his grandfather. Plus a snippet of news:

To underline his own family's military pedigree, Obama plans a trip in coming weeks to the Punchbowl National Cemetery in Hawaii, where his grandfather, who served in World War II, is buried.  
Marc Ambinder, meanwhile, reports that the Man From Audacity has quietly launched Operation Find A Vice-President. And PooterGeek, in whimsical mood, depicts him baring his soul to Oprah: apparently, some mysterious ex-friends - let's call them "H" and "W" - have been stalking him from one end of the country to another.

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