And not just because the president-elect looks ruggedly handsome in a Santa cap!

The best part of the recent Barack and Michelle conversation with Barbara Walters was the future First Family's affirmation of Santa Claus. [@ 3:55]

BW: Do the girls write letters to Santa?
MO: They do, yes, they do.
BO: This is true.
BW: Well they won't be watching right now, so we all believe in Santa?
MO: We all believe in Santa
BO: We do.
MO: Our kids believe in Santa because as Malia said, "There's no way my mom would buy me all this stuff so there must be a Santa because our parents don't get us anything."

There has been a lot of discussion about how the weeMichelles, Michelle, and even Barack will fare in the White House for four to eight years. What will the spotlight do to them? How will he survive without his Blackberry? On and on... so it is heartwarming to see them still believe in Santa and instill that in the girls. And really, when we think about having two small (Christian-believing) children in the White House, don't we want to picture them sleepless on December 24, 2009 because they are eagerly awaiting the Big Red Guy?

And knowing that the Obamas don't shower their girls with gifts, even on the biggest of gift-giving days because they get enough from loved ones is wonderful. Perhaps we will get the pleasure of watching two young girls grow into two well-grounded and unspoiled young women.

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