Democratic Convention Thoughts - Day 2

This year has been a political roller coaster. Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton, Clinton backs out, Obama goes on to fight John McCain. Change vs. Experience, Hopes vs. More of the Same, Yes We Can vs. Status Quo. The 2008 Presidential Election is about so much more than just a classic game of American politics, it is about real issues that affect real people. This is a turning point in our nation's history, a time when we must stand up and tell the world that we are ready to hold ourselves accountable as Americans again. A time when we take a step back from our consumer based lives and begin to take another look at what really matters. A time when America can come together for the common good, fighting for a common purpose and equality so that each and every single American has a shot at opportunity in this country to succeed and live out their respective dreams. John McCain is stale. He represents an old way of thinking that can do absolutely nothing productive for America and the world. I would even go as far as to say that John McCain's candidacy, as George W. Bush's tenure as president, have been counterproductive for the American people. McCain has run a campaign that is stagnant and lacks substance. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and the rest of the Democratic Party are ready to lead. It is our time, the people's time, where we stand up and take back our country so that it may have an opportunity to be the country it was intended to be by brilliant leaders like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. It is time to hold ourselves to a higher standard, it is time to bring pride and dignity back to the world image of the United States of America.