I’ve done my share of Obama bashing. He has driven me nuts in his total unwillingness to protect and defend reproductive freedom—a core value to his political base. But, enough is enough.

The alternative, my friend, is sheer insanity. Just check out the winner of last night’s Republican primary in Delaware to see for yourself.

Obama is far from perfect but he has delivered and it’s time we amplify his wins, especially for women.

Before Palin’s mama grizzlies, I always thought of myself as a mama bear when defending my young. So, I’ll match her grizzlies any day with my North Carolina black bear mama self and tell you why as a mother I am thankful to President Obama for health care reform.

First, I don’t know a mother on this planet who is not happy about being able to provide healthcare to her children through their 26th birthday. Most of us know how precarious our health coverage was between college and our first decent job.

Who among us did not go without dental care or an annual Pap smear in our early twenties? My own souvenir from that period is a crown I was forced to get after a cavity went beyond redemption during my grad school, no health insurance days. So, thank you, Mr. President, for letting me keep my kids covered until they can stand on their own professional feet.

No one plans to get sick, especially with a chronic or debilitating illness, but it happens every day. And, if you or your family has to stay in the hospital longer than you’d ever imagined, no insurance company can say, too bad, you’ve reached your annual limit. No more of those, thanks to President Obama.

If your worst nightmare comes true and you or a loved one becomes paralyzed or dependent on expensive medical treatments to live, no insurance company can deny you coverage because you’ve reached some arbitrary maximize lifetime limit. Thank you, Mr. President.

Every one who has ever had a child knows how vulnerable a parent feels when their child hurts. Imagine being told your health insurance will not cover your child because her condition existed before you changed jobs and got a new plan. Healthcare reform did away with pre-existing conditions for children.  Thanks again, Mr. President.

The benefits go on. I’ve said nothing about the millions of families who have no health insurance for whom health care reform means affordable, accessible care.

And, what does the opposition offer? Vows to fight abortion, to defend marriage discrimination, to build larger walls to keep immigrants out and to protect America’s richest 2% from paying taxes  Really? This is where America should be headed? No more bashing Obama for me, this is seriously wrong.

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