Hope and Change

Today, CR, Miles and I got up and got in the car and drove to Pueblo, Colorado to see Barack and Michelle Obama speak.

The line before security was almost a half mile long but people were polite, cheerful and hopeful and the wait was relatively short.

Miles and CR showing their spirit!

CR acted as cheerleader for the people around us.

If you look at the buildings in the distance that is where the metal detectors were.

We were in the middle of the crowd. We heard General Wesley Clark first. He was thought provoking, interesting and I really liked him. I thought a lot of him when he was running and he didn't disappoint here.


We were in the middle of the crowd, so we didn't get many good pictures but we could hear just fine. Michelle Obama was amazing, intelligent, not the polished political wife and I really respect and admire her for that. She's just herself and that is rare in politics. She is her husband's biggest cheerleader and well aren't most of us wives? Aren't we all supposed to be our spouse's biggest cheerleader? Anyway, she was funny and it was great to hear from her.




I'm not sure how to describe Barack. He was inspiring and hopeful. Which is something we have been in short supply of around here. Without getting too sentimental or to lose the politics here, the best way I can describe it as hearing a great sermon in church. I came away feeling like maybe Barack Obama could change the way things are done in DC. I have to admit here that perhaps I have become a bit of a cynic? My main reason for supporting Hillary was that she was "bad enough" to take on people in Washington and make changes. Now perhaps, Obama has just enough charcter, charisma and je ne sais qois to create change?

Let's hope! I know I am!



CR loved it all! How cool is it that she heard the next president speak?