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I used to be a registered republican, but after the last 8 years with Dubya, I re-registered as an independent. I never thought in the past that I would vote for a democrat, but I am proud to say that Barack Obama has my vote and full support. When I listen to him discuss issues, I feel a renewed sense of hope that we can still save this country of ours. He speaks with passion, conviction, and underscores the importance of hope and possibilities.Hillary Clinton bashes Obama because he talks about hope all the time, but hope is perhaps the most important thing all of us have. It is the only thing that no one can take away from us.I long for the days where inspirational sound bites from presidential speeches were commonplace and when listened to, would invoke a sense gut wrenching patriotism that you would need to forcibly hold yourself back from tears of pride. Sound bites such as "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." and "Mr. Gorbechov, tear down this wall!".Barack Obama speaks with sincerity, confidence, and a manner of casual professionalism that is very refreshing to listen to. I don't fall asleep when I listen to him like I did with Al Gore and John Kerry, don't get me started on Dubya. In Barack Obama, I see a man who says what he means and means what he says.Hillary said "It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush and it will take another Clinton to clean up after the second Bush." Well what I don't think she realized is that many of us aren't comfortable with the country being run by the same two families for almost two decades.Barack Obama stands for change, hope, and inspiration. Barack Obama is my president.

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