Jacob's Question
While I don't agree with our President politically on most things, This is the sort of thing that I do like about him. A very touching, human moment. Here is the article: For decades at the White House, photographs of the president have hung throughout the West Wing, and each print soon gives way to a more recent shot. But one picture of President Obama remains after three years. In the photo, Obama looks to be bowing to a 5-year-old boy, who stands beside the Oval Office desk, his arm raised to touch the president's hair -- to see if it feels like his. The image has struck so many aides and visitors that, by popular demand, it stays while others come and go. Obama has avoided discussing race except in rare instances. Yet the photo is tangible evidence of what polls also show: Obama remains a potent symbol for blacks. The boy is Jacob Philadelphia of Columbia, Md. Three years ago, his father, Carlton, was leaving the White House staff and, as departing sta