Obama says it with flowers
2008-10-03 22:17
Special Report
President-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration could include Republicans, or even some members of the current Cabinet, a top transition aide says.
Pennsylvania - White House hopeful Barack Obama brought his motorcade to a halt on Friday to dash out and buy flowers on his 16th wedding anniversary prior to a "romantic dinner" with wife Michelle.
Following a campaign rally here, the lengthy convoy of police outriders, Secret Service cars, staff vans and press buses ground to a stop behind Obama's black-tinted SUV outside the store "Penny's Flowers".
The Democrat spent a good 20 minutes inside, presumably picking out just the right arrangement to present to Michelle Obama ahead of their anniversary meal in Chicago on Friday evening.
Outside the florist, he then delighted onlookers waiting behind yellow police tape by stopping to shake hands before getting back in his Chevrolet Suburban.
But barely two minutes later, the motorcade had halted again with Obama unable to resist getting out to meet a crowd of young schoolchildren lined up at the roadside, screaming in delight at the candidate's unexpected arrival.
In Michigan on Thursday, the Illinois senator told supporters that he had "a gift all picked out" for his wife of 16 years.
He said he was looking forward to a "romantic dinner" - although the attendant Secret Service agents, press pool and inevitable crowd of onlookers might spoil the intimacy.
- AFP