I received a rare handwritten note from Mother on Saturday in which she insisted she will vote for Obama.

She sounded excited. She's the type to get passionate about a candidate. She was enthusiastic about Hillary for senator.

'Bout the only political commentary I remember growing up was her frustration that Cuomo did not support capital punishment. She voted for Pataki for that reason.

I don't know for sure, but it would seem that she isn't so much voting for Obama as voting against McCain. She's even admitted to liking all things Palin!