This picture is going to be a big deal in around 50-60 years

[Renew Deal]

[CoffeeCat]

1. Just precious!!

Oresident Obama is such a good guy. Love that smile. He's great with kids because he's such a great dad.

And George is one adorable little boy!

[NanceGreggs]

2. Yes, it will be. n/t

[TygrBright]

3. Nice! Who's the kid in the bathrobe? n/t

[Arugula Latte]

4. Lil' George, the future King of England.

He is adorable.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Prince Charles was once the future king of England

Don't think he ever will be. She will never give it up.

[edhopper]

20. It will be like Victoria and Edward

he will succeed her, but it could be for only a few years.

[Reter]

21. She's 90

She can't live forever. She'll all but certainly pass in the next 15 years. Normally, I'd say 10, but she is in great shape with top health care, combined with genes of long-living, like her mum (died at 103 I think).

[awoke_in_2003]

23. It was said tongue and cheek

I should has added a smilie to help indicate that

[Beartracks]

28. Oh, yeah! I didn't recognize Prince William's profile next to Obama. n/t

[rusty quoin]

5. I think Barack and Michelle are the warmest I've seen with their personal interactions with regular

people I've seen in a long time, children especially. It makes me think of Bobby and Jack Kennedy.

Edit: well I just found out the kid's not so much regular people, but it's very cute.

[underahedgerow]

7. My friend met them a while back. She said that meeting Mrs. Obama was like seeing your

neighbor next door. The one you've lived next to all your life.... and shared coffee with, traded apples over the fence.

I would LOVE to sit down on a cozy couch and have coffee and too many glasses of wine with the Obamas.

[Arugula Latte]

24. Me too! I want Michelle to be in my book group.

And by book group, I really mean wine group.

[mcar]

35. She seems so warm and approachable

And kids just respond to them!

[SheilaT]

6. I have never known a man who is so incredibly good with kids as Barack Obama.

He is truly amazing. He can make babies stop crying. Little kids just adore him. He's a total natural. And that's a rare trait in a mam. And only a little less rare in women.

William likewise looks quite comfortable, which he should, since the little one is his own son.

[underahedgerow]

8. Kids and dogs instinctively know who's good and kind, and who's not...

Says everything about the person.

That being said, I had a dog who was so bonkers that when one of my workers came in the front door, she would go ballistic and try to bite him. When he came in the back door, she was just fine and he was her best friend.

*sigh*

[Unicorn]

10. That about your bonkers dog, made me smile.

I enjoyed that.

My cats know me no matter what. My dog thinks I'm a stranger he has to back out of the house if I put a hat on.

[SheilaT]

12. Oh, I know.

Almost always dogs are trustworthy assessors of human characters. But sometimes they get it wrong. In that case, turn to cats.

I happen to be a cat person myself, but some years back I did volunteer work at my local animal shelter. I worked weekends, and in the very small facility there, the dog walkers had to bring the dogs by me to take them outside. I was struck by the fact that every single dog wanted to greet every single human they came in contact with. It was such a clear demonstration of how long humans and canines have been together. It made me appreciate dogs far more than I ever had before, and I'm glad of that.

[underahedgerow]

16. It's true, the evolution of dogs alongside humans extends back to basically, when man made

fire. The wild dogs would stay close for the scraps and bones. It served the humans well for disposing of the 'trash' and thus the relationship began, apparently. I've been writing an article on dogs and humans, and it's a very cool history. While it can only be speculated upon how the relationship evolved and how the different breeds evolved, the different theories are fascinating.

I'm a dog person. I appreciate cats, but dogs.... my life is empty without one by my side.

[Bigmack]

19. It is certainly an interesting relationship....

Who domesticated who? Who is the dominant species?

Let's remember who carries whose shit around in little plastic bags.

[Beartracks]

29. LOL

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[BeanMusical]

36. And birds.

[greiner3]

32. Too bad he couldn't make Republicans stop crying

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. Cute kid

[DesertRat]

11. The robe with his name embroidered on it

is just adorable.

[Phentex]

30. I just love it!

Cute kid. I can't believe how big he is getting.

[pressbox69]

13. The future king of England?

I thought it was Spanky from our gang.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. You're right! I do see the resemblance, LOL

But he is a cute little kid and, as with all kids, the president is completely natural...

[SunSeeker]

15. ...

[mnhtnbb]

17. That is so cute.

The President is shaking hands with the future King of England before he goes off to bed!

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. So the president of the United States having a nice one on one with the future king

I don't think the kid will remember for starters, and in fifty years that kid will be living in a world very different from this one. One in the midst of some very serious climate change. Take my word on this, that photo will not be that important in 50 years, Nor will I be here to be proven right or wrong.

What that world will have, is people, blaming rightfully so, the current generations and it's leaders for mostly cosmetic action, and I am assuming the great population collapse has not started.

[silverweb]

33. Sadly true.

[lunatica]

25. The thing that makes it important is the First Black American President

Being greeted by a future King Of England (if such as thing is still happening)

[Todays_Illusion]

26. Especially remembering Pres.Obama's Father was a rebel against British Colonialism in

Kenya.

[IcyPeas]

27. I'd love to know what they were saying. nt

[wildeyed]

31. Obama is so sweet with children.

He says they like his big ears

[mcar]

34. Such a good photo!

[jillan]

37. I am really dreading the end of his Presidency. Am I the only one that gets welled up just thinking

about it?

I would vote for him for a 3rd term in a heartbeat.

[one_voice]

38. +1 on everything you said.

[NastyRiffraff]

39. Sweet picture!

Cute little boy, no matter who he is.

[UtahLib]

40. K&R. nt

[Bobbie Jo]

41. Adorable.