I am a Democrat, always have been. And I have been dismayed at my party so often in the past few years, it's ridiculous. THEY'RE so often ridiculous.
The abuse of power, the affairs, the squandering of an election that was IN THE BAG, the unwillingness to stand up and not be ashamed of our party's core values, the inability to GET ORGANIZED. Oy! The list goes on.
But NOW! Now things have changed! I am excited once again about the party.
I'm excited to see the muscle, the creative outreach, the use of 21st century technology, the powerful image-making machinery working for my side for a change.
Because I believe in everything Obama spoke about Thursday night. I believe we have a responsibility to help people in this country, I believe that THAT is the job of our government. I do!
Of course I get that that means it's really OUR job. That it means that whether we pay more taxes or do the volunteer work ourselves -- it's OUR JOB.
I also believe that we could spend less on the horrible war in Iraq and spend more of it here in the US, and that maybe that might not even mean an increase in taxes at all!
So you have to know how thrilled I was to hear Barack Obama speak to me that night -- to speak to my hopes and dreams for this country -- to say them out loud -- in front of the world -- a Black Man holding the attention of the whole world -- it was (and I mean this in its true sense) AWESOME.
I am in awe of this man, and this society, that finally has the courage to let him stand in front of us, and to say the words I have longed to hear. Ever since 4 years ago, when I heard his speech and told all my friends I had just heard the future President speak -- ever since then I have been thrilled, excited, awed, and called to action.
I've wanted to express this is a personal way, in a public way, since my fellow
LA Moms Blogger,
Jessica Gottlieb, expressed herself and her politics to me. I had to ask her to weigh-in on Sarah Palin, since she's the only Republican -- and certainly the only thinking one -- I know. Maybe that's crazy and narrow-minded on my part. To only surround myself with like-minded people, was it on purpose or did it happen organically? I can't say, but I can tell you my world has expanded since I started blogging, and that can only be good.
Photo credit the DNC website. Photo used with fingers crossed...
