Changing My Middle Name to Hussein?

Being a Facebook junkie, I have noticed several of my friends changing their middle name to Hussein in solidarity with Mr. Obama. I like this idea, and will do it as soon as I can figure out how I can go about this. I will be Jessica Hussein Cox. I like it. I am sure I will make my right wing, same birthday as GWB, guns and God loving Uncle in Georgia will love me even more than he does already. Thanksgiving dinner here I come!

Here is a little something from Salon on the matter:
"Now let us take the name "Hussein." It is from the Semitic word hasan, meaning "good" or "handsome." Husayn is the diminutive, affectionate form. (I think we can agree Obama meets these standards?)

Barack Obama's middle name is in honor of his grandfather, Hussein, a secular resident of Nairobi, Kenya. Americans may think of Saddam Hussein when they hear the name, but that is like thinking of Stalin when you hear the name Joseph. There have been lots of Husseins in history, from the grandson of the prophet Mohammed, a hero who touched the historian Gibbon, to King Hussein of Jordan, one of America's most steadfast allies in the 20th century. The author of the beloved American novel "The Kite Runner" is Khaled Hosseini.

But in Obama's case, it is just a reference to his grandfather.

It is worth pointing out that John McCain's adopted daughter, Bridget, is originally from Bangladesh. Since Hussein is a very common name in Bangladesh, it is entirely possible that her birth father or grandfather was named Hussein.

Figures.....see previous entry re: Mr. McCain's outright denial of his roots and future.