President Bush hasn't always been our favorite person, but the politico warmed our hearts a bit today when he addressed the nation to publicly congratulate Barack Obama on his White House win. Said Bush:

It will be a stirring sight to watch President Obama, his wife Michelle, and their beautiful girls step through the doors of the White House. I know millions of Americans will be overcome with pride at this inspiring moment that so many have awaited so long. I know Senator Obama’s beloved mother and grandparents would have been thrilled to watch the child they raised ascend the steps of the Capitol - and take his oath to uphold the Constitution of the greatest nation on the face of the earth.

What a gent - and we actually mean that!

We're generally fans of Michelle Obama's fashion sense, but we really must wag a finger at the future first lady's dress from last night. What's going on with that? Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad if she didn't have that black silk cutting across the red, but we're not sure.

Michelle, when you're packing up for the White House, leave that number behind…

Regardless, that's one good looking first family!

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Joe Biden avoided dancing on a recent episode of Ellen, but Barack Obama wasn't so lucky during a remote taping for the show yesterday.

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What a tangled web our bloody, shameful, slave-ridden American history has woven.

A genealogical study has found that silver fox newsman Anderson Cooper's great-great-grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt, once owned Michelle Obama's great-great-grandfather, Jim Robinson, on "Friendfield," a 3,000-acre plantation in Georgetown, South Carolina.

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Gay Americans have increasingly backed Barack Obama over the past few months, but Michelle Obama's not taking any chances. The potential first lady penned an Advocate op-ed this week urging the lavender set to endorse her husband's candidacy.

In addition to highlighting her husband's support for the Ryan White Act and fighting the Federal Marriage Amendment, Mrs. Obama reiterates a message familiar to voters, especially gay Democrats: we shouldn't accept the world as it is, but we should work toward the world as it should be - a cornerstone quote in many of her stump speeches. And, in fact, that idea's the title for her essay - "The World As It Should Be."

Obama concludes the piece by asking concerned citizens to join the fight and work the streets for Obama's campaign.

I know we can do this. But we can’t do it alone. We have only a matter of days until voter registration deadlines pass in many states. We need our supporters to become active volunteers. Go door to door. Work the phones. Drive to battleground states. Help us get out the vote.

Sheesh! Who knew democracy was so needy!?

I just can't stop looking at this.

Appearing on behalf of potential first lady and camp hero Cindy McCain, The View host Elisabeth Hasselbeck took a shot at Michelle Obama, suggesting the Democratic candidate's wife has something to hide:

Cindy came into our hair and make-up room fresh as can be. And unlike another wife of a political candidate who shall remain nameless, she didn't come with a list of topics that we weren't allowed to touch. Nope. That's because she has nothing to hide.

We'd go off on Hasselbeck, but we're sure her co-hosts will do a better job of it.

Michelle Obama was a hot commodity in Hollywood last night!

The potential first lady first hit up a fund raiser thrown by CAA honcho Bryan Lourd and meant to bring in some of the West Coast's gay elite, like Tom Ford, and their money. Then, once that was complete, Obama headed on over to Sam Jackson's Beverly Hills home, where she spoke to the likes of Magic Johnson and Denzel Washington.

The speeches, according to Patrick Range McDonald, were almost identical, but the Lourd event consisted of some more gay-themed issues, like DOMA and Don't Ask, Don't Tell. A shift in subject should be expected, because one tends to suit their topic to their audience.

If you're talking to the gays, you better talk gay.

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Denver resembled a love-in last night as the Democrats officially kicked off their national convention. Hoping to quell some lingering tensions within the party, Ted Kennedy - the longterm Senator who's currently battling brain cancer - had the party on its feet as he spoke of a "season of hope."

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