Subtle Struggle Toward the Dream, 45 x 60 inches, by O.V. Brantley, 2011. For sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ovbrantleyquilts

I am 58 years old. I went to a segregated school for the first 6 years of my education,  and I struggled in high school to believe that I, too, was beautiful. For me, there is no choice but President Barack Obama and his beautiful wife Michelle. Some things are bigger than health care, the deficit and the unemployment rate.

Maybe you feel differently. Either way, VOTE! It changes everything.