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I was in Ottawa yesterday and took a tour of the Houses of Parliament. The young man who was our tour guide quickly figured out that my husband and I were American and began peppering us with questions about the Presidential election. He couldn't have cared less about the Republicans — all he wanted to talk about was the Democratic race. He was clearly impressed with both Clinton and Obama and thought the election was incredibly exciting. For the first time in many years in Canada, I was a little bit thrilled to be American again.
So I have a plea: Can we please just stop sniping at one another? The Democratic Party has two extraordinary people running to be its nominee. No matter who gets it, the party is going to make history. Compare that to the clowns on the other side and I'd say we have a lot to be thankful for in these two candidates. In November, let's make one of them President.
