The Obama Revolution

I'm not the type to get sold.

Having said that, I love Barack Obama.

Not in the, play-with-my-ass-while-I-bake-you-a-cake way. Rather, I'm enthralled by his candidacy, his vision, and his promise of change that I actually believe in.

I really believe that Hilary, Mke, John and the rest of the gang all mean well. The ones that really concerned me have, for the most part, dropped out. I think to be in at this point either means that you're doing really well, or you're aspiring to something other than a reasonable investment in your own future. Having said that, CNN reports that Obama is the least wealthy of all the candidates that have at some point been major party nominees. He has never been at the helm of a large corporation, and he's never been a wealthy lawyer. He just hasn't.

Barack Obama gives speeches that make people who don't cry weep. He elicits feelings in people that haven't been felt about the hope of America in a time longer than I can remember. The President is, in some ways, a figurehead who works at the head of a vast team of experts. America needs a president who can lead and inspire - he doesn't have to be old, and he doesn't have to know everything.

Hilary Clinton is getting old, and she might know a lot of things. She'll be a great Secretary of the Treasury.

More thoughts on this topic will come as the election develops. However, I will leave you with this thought:

Ron Paul has found massive support in youth who were previously too young to understand or to apathetic to pay attention. They make signs at home and put them everywhere. In Los Angeles, we've been looking at these signs on the freeways for months. Paul, however, isn't the only one who puts a fire on people with plenty of passion to spare. The attached is a homegrown sign that reads, "OBAMA IS HOPE."

Hope, indeed.