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For the first time since the Clinton years, I had a feeling other than trepidation when I cast my ballot: I felt HOPE.
Is Obama the best man for the job? I don't know. He's inexperienced and idealistic, but he gives us something the other guys don't: HOPE.
Do I think he'll be able to turn around our country's downward spiral? I don't know, but I HOPE.
I'm proud that finally, my country put a black man and a woman on the ballet for the highest office in the country. I wouldn't have been happy with a McCain/Palin win, but just the fact that a woman was up for election gave me HOPE.
Will Obama follow in the footsteps of Clinton and govern to the center? Will a Democratic majority be able to reach across the aisle and work together to fix our problems? I kind of doubt it, but I can HOPE.
It's time that we learn from our past mistakes and look toward our future. A future where the color of a person's skin or their gender no longer matters; anyone who is qualified may be President. I HOPE.
And I still have HOPE that my country will once again be respected and seen as the greatest country in the world. It's powerful, that feeling. That feeling of HOPE.
Is Obama the best man for the job? I don't know. He's inexperienced and idealistic, but he gives us something the other guys don't: HOPE.
Do I think he'll be able to turn around our country's downward spiral? I don't know, but I HOPE.
I'm proud that finally, my country put a black man and a woman on the ballet for the highest office in the country. I wouldn't have been happy with a McCain/Palin win, but just the fact that a woman was up for election gave me HOPE.
Will Obama follow in the footsteps of Clinton and govern to the center? Will a Democratic majority be able to reach across the aisle and work together to fix our problems? I kind of doubt it, but I can HOPE.
It's time that we learn from our past mistakes and look toward our future. A future where the color of a person's skin or their gender no longer matters; anyone who is qualified may be President. I HOPE.
And I still have HOPE that my country will once again be respected and seen as the greatest country in the world. It's powerful, that feeling. That feeling of HOPE.
