A long december

SO as i said in my last post several months ago, long days consumed me for the last few months. But, you know, we WON!!! We took Indiana by about 28,000 votes on Nov 4th. Every single hour and every day paid off. I would have been happy had Obama simply won the White House, but to win my very first state was a huge bonus. Anyway, I hope to continue to post here while i can.

Moving On....

So i am moving on to my next adventure. Tomorow I am leaving for another place. I am very excited. I think I have this leaving thing down, although I don't do the whole 'coming back' thing very well. Lets see how it works out. Right now, everything after 8pm November 4th is hiding in a thick, soupy fog. I guess what happens after all depends on how hard myself and a million others do in between.

I have a big challenge when I get there. My region has a slew of talented people and I have to excel at everything. That means 7 days a week 7am to whenever it takes. It's not like I haven't done it before, though. Anyway. 110 days left. See you on the other side.

Obama

SO I got to meet Barack Obama last night. I waited out in line for over 6 hours and with a little help from a friend, got the first seat in the first row in front of the stage. Barack spoke for about an hour, and my GF helped him out with a few words, which he credited her. Then at the end he came down and shook my hand, and it was great. So, yeah, it was a good day!

Obama / Santos

It is absolutely amazing how reality and fiction correspond with each other. A minority candidate running against an old white guy. Season 7 Episode 8 - Undecideds.... a speach bridging the races, going against what his own advisors say, Santos gives a GREAT speach in a black church on race. March 18 - Obama gives possibly the best speech in a generation on Race. A nation divided, we need a president to bring America together, not to drive us even further apart.

"We will walk together, work together, and slowly things will get better"

"Working together we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds, and that in fact we have no choice is we are to continue on the path of a more perfect union."

Can you figure out which is Obama and which is Santos....

Does it matter? If we can elect someone who is working towards bridging the racial divide, that is who this country needs. If we can elect someone who has an idea of the challenges that face this nation, not only the external ones (terrorism, a flailing economy, a weak dollar, corupt russian and chinese governments who suppress human rights...), and not just internal domestic problems (economy, jobs going overseas, lack of health insurance, etc..), but the internal problems inside American hearts and minds.