Today on the way home from kindergarten my son and I had this conversation...
Little Mr.: We voted for President today at school.
Me: You did? Cool!
Little Mr.: Yea, and Rock Obama won. I was right!
Me: Barack Obama?
Little Mr: Yep, I voted for Rock Obama.
Me: How did you know who to vote for?
Little Mr.: My brain told me.
Me: You have a good brain. Did you talk about the candidates? Barack Obama and John McCain?
Little Mr.: No
Me: Then how did you decide to vote for Barack Obama instead of John McCain?
Little Mr.: He wasn't on the list. It was Rock Obama and George Washington.
Me: Oh, that's funny. So you voted for Obama because George Washington is not alive anymore?
Little Mr.: They are both alive.
Me: Washington was the first President of the United States. He's not around anymore. That was over 200 years ago.
Little Mr: Oh.
Me: So John McCain wasn't a choice for you to vote for?
Little Mr.: Nope. I voted for Rock Obama and he won!
Me: So you talked about the Presidents then?
Little Mr.: Yep.
Me: Which ones?
Little Mr.: George Washington, Barack Obama...
Me: (laughing) Well, he probably will be President after the adults get to vote in a couple of weeks.
Little Mr.: He is President! He won!
Me: (laughing)
You heard it here first, people! Rock Obama wins!
I'm pretty sure that's not how it all really happened at school today. Although, I wouldn't be surprised if a liberal town like Austin left John McCain off of the kindergarten ballot!
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