Obama's Grandma has died

[Lunar]

The timing makes this one of the sadder political stories in history (given her status as Obama's emotionally closest relative).

On the other hand, she's had a good long life.  I've already lost one grandmother and I doubt the other one will last 25 years until I'm 46.  I hope that doesn't seem callous, but I'm glad that she already beat the odds to see her grandson get as far as he did.

[Lunar]

This made me smile.  She got to vote for Barack (or against him).

Ms. Dunham’s absentee mail ballot was received and reviewed under the Hawaii standards for processing absentee mail ballots… She was alive at that time. Her ballot will be opened tomorrow, and it will be counted in the same way that all absentee voters would be treated under our law.

[Lunar]

My condolences, she seemed like a wonderful grandmother.  Too bad her creep grandson disrespected her by telling the world she was a racist.

Crossed the line, don't be an asshole.