11.4

Obama had a special on tonight - sent shivers up and down my spine. Goose bumps arose from my skin, hair stood up on end. Looked to my right and my mom was fighting tears. He is truly a hero. This nation would be in such good hands if Barack were to be president.

I could talk about Mccain/Palin till I am blue in the face with disgust. But that will get me no where. What this nation needs is change and I don't think anyone else can do it better than Obama.

I remember serving a large amount of folks from Iowa who were brought in town to look at a local plant where they were now employed. The plant that they were employed at closed down - and sent families into bankruptcy and debt. I looked around the dining room that day and say a woman bobbing her young son on her knee, a couple looking close to retirement, and a young boy fresh out of high school. All of these people had to relocate and start new lives because of the plant being closed down.

My heart beat hard that day.

Me now, recently lost my job and thus cannot make bills. Taking out more student loans just so I can afford my education that are slowing growing enough interest that when I do graduate with a potentially high paying career, I wont be able to move out and pay rent because my loan repayment will be so large.

My friends that I work(ed) with that don't have health insurance through work and cant afford private insurance... they get sick. One man got an infection in his jaw which grew to the size of a baseball and had me sit there and tell him that he needed to go to the doctor - then the flush of tears he produced because he couldn't afford it.

My father - working so hard for everything he has and for his family... pushing his retirement back because of the economy and the possibility that he wont be able to pay the mortgage after retirement.

I was wrong.
My heart beats hard everyday.

Go Obama. Go Vote. Its in our hands.