Why I Support Barack Obama

When I think about why I support Barack Obama to be my President, I nearly cry. I think about what this country might have been like had some of our finest Americans, like John Kennedy, not been assassinated. We might have gone much farther in environmental affairs. Tens of thousands more Americans might still be with us today instead of having been killed in Vietnam. Maybe we might have become the educational capital of the world. Now, I believe we Americans have another chance, that we have another fine American to nurse this country's wounds. In Barack Obama, we have a visionary that we have not known since 1964. Barack Obama has resuscitated my hope. He has given new life to the possibilities of a progressive, sophisticated, safe, and healthy America -- an economically sound and wealthy America. I support Barack Obama because a back injury keeps my wife from working, because we can no longer afford health insurance, and because an Obama Administration will ensure that we get quality healthcare despite our financial position. I support Barack Obama because when my wife and I grow old, I trust that I will be able to tell my grandchildren that President Obama gave us back our dignity. I will be able to tell them that he made this country and the world better than how he found them. I will be able to look into anybody’s eyes and affirm confidently and proudly that Barack Obama became our 44th President and, by God, I voted for him.