Democrats, Independents, Republicans distraught with Bush and Cheney, lend me your ears!

This is your time to party! It's your moment!

The convention presenting the ticket that is going to take the White House and change the direction of the country is happening in Denver right now. Let's take a moment to celebrate that fact.

Forget about the differences!
Forget about the real or imagined gripes!
 
Just think about the shared values and beliefs. Think about the uplifting aspects of making your country and the world a better place.  Think about what you personally can do to help that process. What sacrifice can you undertake to make this great country even greater?

Think about the big issues facing the nation and the world.
A quick sampling (in no particular order):

- America's reputation and relation with the rest of the world
- Economic reform and regulation
- Healthcare reform
- Retirement benefits
- Environmental Protection and Climate Change
- Women's rights
- Supreme Court and Federal Court Judge appointments
- National Infrastructure
- Alternative Energy
- Equal Opportunity

I know, I know. That's not ALL the issues, I didn't mention this or that... That's not the point! Think about those issues and the others you mention. Think honestly and deeply about them. Ask yourself, who really represents or come closest to representing your values and beliefs about those issues?

If you're like me and you've spent the last eight years utterly demoralized and embarrassed at the direction our country has taken, there's only one answer.

If you're like me and you've spent the last eight years yearning for some common sense and pragmatic realism on big issues that transcend just one economic class, one party, one race, one interest group because they affect us ALL, then there's only one answer.

If you're like me and you've spent the last eight years thinking how nice it would be go back to a time when the President was either the smartest person in the room or one of them, there's only one answer.

If you're like me and you spent the last eight years wondering what it would be like to have leadership that was intellectually curious about big ideas and honestly thought deeply on an issue before reaching a decision, then there's only one answer.

Ladies and Gentlemen, that answer is NOT the ticket featuring a candidate who boasted that he agreed with Bush 95% of the time!!!

95% of Bush is not going to help our nation fix and move beyond the problems caused by 100% Bush!

No, if you've been waiting for a change in direction for our country and you want to turn the page on the discredited and bankrupt Bush administration, the answer is to support the democratic ticket in any and every way you can. It's time to close ranks, circle the wagons, and lift this ticket up until they take the White House. This is the time to do something about all those doubts, worries, concerns, fears, tears, questions, and pain you experienced under the Bush administration.

We CAN do better!

Look at the big picture, think about how bad it has been and just how bad it could become. Don't let it happen.

Support Obama/Biden '08 with all the energy and vigor you have. Get them in office, and do everything you can to help them govern effectively once they're there!

If not for yourself, do it for your children and your grandchildren. Give them a better future than the last eight years and what it's continuation under McCain would portend. American history has shown what hope, determination and intelligence can accomplish.

Obama/Biden '08 is the embodiment of American hope, determination and intelligence.

So, roll up your sleeves, get out there and let's work together to make it a reality!

Obama/Biden '08! Securing a more prosperous America!!