DC girl

It all started innocently enough. One day a few months ago we were driving home and I saw a John McCain bumper sticker and commented on it to Gretchen because it was so rare (I'd guess the Obama:McCain bumper sticker ratio in our area runs close to 10:1). Mädchen, who hears and repeats just about everything we say, immediately piped up from the back seat and said something like "Jahmickane!" So of course, in the interest of balance, we then had to tell her about Barack Obama (which, coming out of her mouth, sounds something like "Ockabahma). Now, if you ask her who is running for president, she quickly rattles off--as if it's one seven-syllable word--"Ockabahmajahmickane!" She can also tell the difference between their campaign props:





(Naturally, like so many other young people, she's partial to Obama...)