Today is my mother’s
birthday, and a great day to ponder a fact that influences nearly all of my
political beliefs. That fact is that I
lucked out in the mother sweepstakes. Not
only has my mother has given me unquestioned love and support for thirty nine
years. She also was hands on in my
education ... which by the way was not at all limited to school hours. She helped me when she could,
argued on my behalf when she had to, encouraged me to follow my interests when
the opportunity arose, and gave me an open
minded, loving, and curious role model. The
fact that my father did many of the same things makes me doubly lucky. Not everyone’s parents are like that. I try to keep that in mind when I consider issues
like school reform, gun control, the future of welfare, and the role of the Government. I think if more people thought like this we would not be
as far apart as we are on the big problems facing this country and as far away as we all are from solving them. I am an incredibly lucky person. I wish everyone could be so lucky, and I can't help but think it's worth doing whatever we can to make that wish a reality. Today, what I'm going to do is thank someone who has done and continues to do her part. Thank You Mom. And ... Happy Birthday!
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