Rollerdad

The vote is in! The better metaphor for a rollercoaster existence is "being a father" rather than "running for president". Campaigning at the Iowa State Fair, Barack Obama tested both, putting off a radio interview to accompany his daughter on the Big Ben rollercoaster. The L.A. Times (second post) captured his sentiment as, ""The things you do for a 9-year-old." (Images here.)

** You go up, down and have moments of both horror and elation, but no dad ever ends the rollercoaster ride in the same place he began. **