Barack Obama Dreams from my Father, yes we can, you’ve heard it all. The primary is months behind us and the general election is months away. I’m not as excited about politics as I was in May and not as excited about them as I will be in the fall. However, I will say that I am going to vote for Barack Obama. The main reason is that he inspires me. Politicians in recent years have resorted to “Vote for me because my opponent sucks” to get the vote out. Consequently I’ve been fairly disillusioned with politics in general. In 2004 I voted for Kerry but only so I could vote against Bush. Then Bush won and it seemed like things were just getting worse and worse. I was heartened when the Democrats took back congress in 2006 but the politics were more of the same. And I haven’t exactly been inspired by the democratic leadership over the past two years.
I read Barack Obama Dreams from my father and The Audacity of Hope recently. I’m inspired by Obama because he says to the people, come with me and we’ll make the world a better place. You can tell that he genuinely wants to make the world a better place for our children and grandchildren. I have a new baby and I know that I want to leave the world a better place than I found it(Dan Savage Fans, campsite rule) and after 8 years of Bush I am overwhelmed with the idea that this is not a realistic dream.
Barack Obama Dreams from my Father and I want to leave my daughter with dreams to pass on to her daughters. I want to see health care become a right rather than just another way big business can screw us over. I want to know that if my child goes to war it’s because there are no other options and not because some people read 1984 as an instruction manual. Can Barack achieve all this. I doubt it. It’s not that I don’t think he is a good man, he is. But he is not the second coming he is not a miracle worker. However, of all the people that have run for president in my lifetime he might be the only one that truly believes the world can be a better place.
Yes we can.
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