Honoring Our President

I. When was our president sworn into office? January 20, 2009

II. Tell me about our president's parents and background. With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank.After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants.

III. Tell me about the first lady Michelle Obama. She is a mother of two kids, Malia and Sasha. She lived in Chicago and was a laywer for some time. She is very fashionable and known for that.

IV. Tell me about the issues going on in our nation. Education: It is going down, down, down. And good education is essential to our nation's prosperity. Family: The middle class families are the ones that make up this country and with all of the economic trouble our country is coming up on 'third worldness' hehe. Healthcare: The are trying to make a healthcare reform to 'spread the wealth', not a good idea. :)

V. I loved the pictures of the old man and his dog. The information posted is kind of like fun, interesting facts, people want to see. :)