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Barack Obama opens up to CBS's Harry Smith about why he's suspending his campaign at the most crucial time in order to go see his sick grandmother. This is some pretty powerful stuff.

Harry Smith: You've said in the past that you regretted - your own mother's illness - and her death came so quickly. You didn't have time to get back to see her.

Barack Obama: Yeah, got there too late. ... We knew - she wasn't doing well. But you know, the diagnosis was such that we thought we had a little more time, and we didn't. And so I want to make sure that I don't - I don't make - the same mistake twice.

Andrew Sullivan puts it perfectly:

If you have read Obama's memoir, you will immediately understand why he would suspend a national campaign for the most powerful job on earth to be with his grandmother right now. One gets the impression from Robert Gibbs and from this decision that this might indeed be one of the last chances he gets. "Toot" was a formative figure - she brought him up with her husband during some critical years. Her death would be the death of his last parent. Reading about her again tonight, you can see where Obama's personal social conservatism comes from. There's a lot more Kansas in Obama than most people on the right seem to think.

Frist was on with Harry Smith from the CBS Early Show, and got a spanking over Iraq. Instead of answering his question, Frist pulls out some "Mehlman," talking points. (What's a GOP talking point without 9/11?)

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Smith: Mr Frist, Mr. Frist, there were no terrorists in Iraq to begin with. It is now a haven for terrorists. We created a haven for terrorists.

Frist: You-you can look to the past and the democrats want to go back and try and live through the past and say what if-and the intelligence wasn't accurate-and let's cut and run...

Did you not hear his question Mr. Frist? Please don't cut and run from the question Mr. Frist. Did we create a--never mind.