Barack Obama

His true power comes in words, not in debates, but in speeches and writing. He is inspiring. His story in inspiring too. He made it to the Senate, all without the politics of mudslinging. He is running a campaign on money from everyday American voters, rather than the money from lobbyists. He looks at the face of Washington, and says "We can do better", and tries to do better himself. He believes that we can change the politics of Washington.

He is clear-headed and intelligent. He has certain stances on issues, but he is willing to work together with republicans to help the American people. He will rethink his stance on issues when he hears it from the other side, when he hears another way of thinking about it.

He is in power because he truly believes that he can make a difference in the world, and that is why he seeks to be president. Hope like his is infectious. He has given the American people, has given me, someone to believe again in politics.

He says what he believes. Not many people in politics stand up for what they believe in. They say it if it is politically convenient. He says it because he thinks it is right. He spoke out on the Iraq war from the beginning, even when it was popular to support the war. He spoke, even though it was politically unpopular, because it is what he believed was right.

He is the Smith who went to Washington, but in our day. When I think of Barack Obama, I cannot think but that we are blessed to have again in our day another Lincoln, another King, another JFK. People say that inspiring speeches are just all fluff, that they just make you feel good, but they do more than that -- they change people's lives. It is not policy and laws alone that will make the politics of Washington be better -- it is something to strive for. Obama is that example. It is someone who inspires people to be better, and inspires the public to believe in politics again. Obama does that.

This blog exists because of Obama and the type of person he is. I am interested in politics, because I believe it can be more than just a dirty game, and I only believe it because I have seen what Obama can do. The media is driven by ratings and making money -- what sells? Intrigue. Scandals. But politics is more than that. Our political leaders should be more than avoiding scandal. They should be able to show the American people why they got into politics, not what they feel they have to do to stay in politics.

One man giving an inspiring speech can move the masses. He can do more than just what he can do alone. Obama has a lot of people behind him, who care about him and what he is doing, because he inspired them. It is that he can inspire people that makes him so strong. For then, he is not just Obama alone, he is everyone behind him as well. I am working to do my small part in making the change he wants in Washington. He has me behind him, all because of his words.