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Wow…

Well, regardless of who you voted for, you have to say that was an amazing race. You also have to admit, that their speeches last night were both noble, inspiring, and hopeful. Hopeful that sometime in the near future, when all of the feelings are healed, that we as a people can come together as never before and change our nation back into the power, the inspiration, and hopefully, the leader of the free world. In my opinion, and yes, I have one just like you, I have always been proud to be an American. I have always been proud of our heritage, our freedoms, and our gifts that we've been given by our families back through the last 200+ years.

Yes, some bad stuff has happened, but I think last night proved beyond a doubt that anything is possible. Is he going to fix everything, make everything right? No, that's impossible. Me? I'd settle for some hope for the future of my children, a bit of a break at the pump, and the safety in knowing that the person leading my country isn't a moron and someone that embarrasses me. For the last 8 years, I have heard fear, condescension, bullshit, and a general feeling of unease.

I'm hoping that last nights speech, which gave me chills, bodes for a feeling of hope and unity for the next 4 years, and hopefully beyond. We're in a lot of trouble, and it's going to take a lot of things going right to make things better. I just hope that instead of a Decider, we now have a Stateman who can get people together in this country and outside of it, and bring forth a new future based on looking forward, now always looking around or behind in fear or for gain, or anything like that.

I was reading an article by Michael Moore, and again, whether or not you like him, I was hopeful when he started talking about arts and sciences and the hope that we are beginning an age of forward movement and change.

I gladly voted for Obama because for the first time in 8 years, someone gave me something more to believe in than voting against someone. Gore and Kerry never inspired me. They never really gave me more than a reason to vote for them except that I could not vote for Bush. I did vote for them, but I wasn't happy about it. After last night's speech in Grant Park in downtown Chicago, I was proud, happy, and hopeful.