Little Smoot's Endorsement

So Little Smoot decided she wanted to go to the John McCain rally last night. I really didn’t plan on going, but she said, “Why wouldn’t we go?” I figure it’s a good civics lesson to take her to this sort of thing, even though I’m not a McCain supporter. And it’s a rare opportunity for her to see such an event.

I took her to see Bill Clinton speak at a rally for Hillary this spring, and he even held her hand at the end of the speech! Granted, at age 10, she didn’t realize just how famous Clinton was until I showed her an episode of The Simpsons that featured the former president.

Anyway, we headed to Robert Morris University as soon as she got out of school.

Keep in mind that she is in 5th grade, and I don’t even know what her fixation is with McCain. We have quizzed her in an attempt to figure out why she prefers him over Obama, but she hasn’t exactly given decisive answers (perhaps this could be an indication she has a future in politics herself). Hopefully it’s not merely because he has a hot wife; that would be one of the few reasons for me to consider supporting his candidacy. In any case, Little Smoot has officially given her endorsement to the GOP ticket, in case that helps you decide for whom to cast your own vote.

She had a wonderful time collecting Republican propaganda while we were there. She was excited to get a new McCain/Palin sign, and red, white and blue pom-pons to shake in an obnoxious fashion all evening.

She also took great pleasure in announcing to everyone within earshot that her father was voting for Barack Obama. That went over tremendously well with everyone, as you can imagine. Thank you, sweetheart! Next time we’re at the zoo, maybe you can tie some meat to me and throw me into the lion’s den, too!

Thankfully, we both made it out of there alive, and she even had a chance to shake John McCain’s hand after his speech. Just another reason for her to go without washing her hands for a few weeks…