Buckeye Blog

Today I am proud.  Proud to be from Ohio.  Proud to be an American.  Hope is back. 

That’s the estimate of how many Clevelanders turned out for Obama’s speech yesterday.  And I was one of them!  He spoke just outside of Cleveland Browns Stadium and was preceded by a Bruce Springsteen performance.  It was definitely an awesome time!  Among the key points in Obama’s speech were his desire to see the middle class thrive once again, his insistence upon cooperation and diplomacy in foreign policy, and his belief that our country should foster social progress and acceptance of ALL citizens at home.  These fundamental ideals and core values–cornerstones of the Democratic Party–are why I personally give my time and energy to support Democratic candidates for public office.

It’s now up to us to encourage all of our friends and family to vote tomorrow regardless of their schedule, of the weather, of long lines, or of any other factor that could potentially dissuade them from voting.  Our economy, our jobs, our future, and potentially 2-4 supreme court justice appointments (out of only 9 in total) are all on the line.  This election could not be more crucial.  It’s OUR time so let’s do our part to fix this country!  

Today Hillary Clinton gave a speech near Cleveland so I ditched work this morning to check it out!! I could not pass up the opportunity to see America’s greatest senator and my favorite politician. She was introduced by the governor of Ohio and started her speech with a joke. She said she wanted to dress up as something scary for Halloween…so she considered dressing up as George W. Bush…but (here comes the punchline)…McCain already took that costume(!) oooooh snap haha. Funny but SO TRUE.

Hillary went on to speak about the obvious contrasts between the Clinton years and the Bush years in the White House. And she made reference to America’s past success at recovering from a failed Bush [Sr.] presidency. She also asked the crowd to remind our friends and family how important this election is and to ask yourself which candidate and which party would fight for YOU. Since you probably don’t earn greater than $250K per year or work for a giant oil company or are closed-minded about social progress (etc), you can imagine who I would encourage you to vote for. Spread the word before Tuesday!!