OBAMA AND THE WIZARDS

I agree with President Obama on many matters, even some of his favorite pastimes. Like Obama, I am a huge basketball fan. I was raised on the Celtics and Larry Bird. But during the years I have lived in and around D.C., I have enjoyed watching past and present Wizards, Michael Jordan, Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler, and more from fifth row, center court. My team is having a horrible season. As of this writing, we are 14W-45L, and in last place in our conference.

I didn’t attend the Wizards game on Friday night, but President Obama did. He watched his first Washington Wizards game at Verizon Center. The man is amazing. I know he was cheering for the Bulls, but he even brought “hope” to the Wizards, whose only light during this losing season is that they are in the running for the top draft pick for next season.

With our leader, who actually leads, in the front row, the Wizards beat the Bulls 113-90. Let the Obama brand of optimism and “Yes We Can” motto spill over into every aspect of life. If he can bring hope to my Wizards, anything is possible.

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