Incredible

It's gonna get preach-y. So, watch out.

So, last night Barack Obama gave a very moving speech. On the anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech, here is the first African-American presidential candidate speaking to Mile High packed to the brim. Pretty historic. It's amazing how far this country has come.

I asked my mom once "Will we ever live in a colorless world? Will everyone be equal one day?" She responded in a very simple way, but it stuck with me.

"A lot of old people have to die first."

She's right in a way. When America has been split into two people, those who want progress and those who are scared of progress, it is time to tie those people together. In a time when Bush once said "You are either for us or against us." It is time to move on past that partisanship and move toward a greater tomorrow.

Did Obama make tons and tons of promises? Yes. But, any day of the week, I would prefer promises that would make America greater than a lack of promises that would keep America where it is. Also, people are scared he won't keep these promises. But with a Democratic Senate and House, he certainly would have a better chance than Clinton did. Will America accomplish all of these goals? Do they sound lofty? Hell yes, they are lofty. But people thought Kennedy was crazy when he wanted to go to the moon. People thought Lincoln was crazy when he said we should treat everyone equally. People with lofty goals can get them done for one reason. America can do wonderful things when we put our minds to it.

There are few people that get me emotional. But, Obama's speech last night inspired me. That America can get back on track. To go back to the super power we once were without strong arming allies.

I will ask no one to change their vote due to one speech. But, I will ask everyone to listen. To truly listen. What do you want for your children's future? Do you want a world where we work together? Or a world that is torn apart? Obama wants to make college more affordable to parents, so every child has the chance to overcome situations. What parent wouldn't want that for their children's future? So, please watch below if you have not already seen it.



Update: since McCain chose Sarah Palin, I'm a little confused. So, Palin is 3 years younger than Obama, does that make her 3 years less experienced? She's never even been to Washington as a policy maker. If you say no, then McCain's argument that Obama is "too inexperienced to lead" is nullified, since at least he's worked for the federal government. Also, she believes in global warming, something McCain himself claims is a myth. Though she opposes same sex marriages, she has founght hard for same sex benefits, something McCain is vehemently opposed to. She's pro-life, which is something McCain was not a year ago, but has since changed his policy on after starting his bid for presidency. Ahh, here's something. She's a member of the NRA. I think McCain is all about gun ownership. She has a son that has Down's syndrome, which is very sad. Though, McCain has opposed in the past legislation to give extra health care benefits to parents who have mentally slow or retarded children. So, that'll be an interesting discussion. Her budgeting experience certainly helps McCain's lack of understanding on the economy. So, that'll help him. Most people are conjecturing that he's trying to woo away Hillary voters to his party. However, no women who were going to vote for Hillary will look at Palin's beliefs and think those are the same. I mean, that's just logic. The last time a woman was put on the ballot as a VP, it was a Democratic ticket. There was a record number of registration for the Republican party that voting year. What does this mean for those voters now?

There, now I'm spent.