Haha...My mommy was calling Texas for Obama's campaign today :)
I think I'll be doing that tomorrow.
But I certainly never thought my mom would ever even know who the candidates are, let alone volunteer for one! I guess that's one of the draws of Obama, isn't it.
I hope she is a source of inspiration for at least one of you :)

93% Hillary Clinton
92% Chris Dodd
92% Barack Obama
91% John Edwards
84% Bill Richardson
81% Joe Biden
79% Mike Gravel
79% Dennis Kucinich
46% Rudy Giuliani
34% John McCain
27% Mike Huckabee
26% Tom Tancredo
23% Mitt Romney
14% Fred Thompson
11% Ron Paul

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

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What are people doing for New Years??