He's a Dreamer.....

As my father and I sat and listened to Barrack Obama speak tonight, my 84 year old father turned to me, and with flat eyes said, "He's a dreamer...." Right away in my mind, I heard the words of one of my favorite songs, you know it, sing along with me..." You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one." Those are stirring words, and as always, they were stirring words that Barrack Obama spoke to supporters in Houston tonight.

You see, I agree with Obama that change works from the bottom up. I agree that the people are the power behind the change, and I agree that the time for change has come. It is time for our country to once again fulfill it's promise, to all it's citizens. I want to hold my head up high and say that I'm proud to be an American. I'm tired of the status quo in Washington, interest groups mattering more than the will of the people, and most of all, I'm tired of the nuances which divide us.

Red or blue, Republican or Democrat - each one of us is more alike than we are different. We all love our families. We all want our children to lead a better life. We all want security for ourselves and to have our basic needs met. If we work together, we can achieve our dreams. Imagine what that would be like. Imagine the kind of world that we could then pass on to our children.

Yes, Obama is a dreamer, but I say that in order to acheive great things, you have to first dream great things. I like the vision of my country that I see through Obama's eyes. I think it's time for that vision to be more than a dream.

Right now, I know what those in the Clinton camp are saying as their candidate talks to a high school crowd while Obama speaks in front of thousands...." Houston, we have a problem."