If I have not hope, what do We have?

We, the citizens of the United States, are on the brink of one of the most important days in election history…Super Tuesday, a day when millions of people from over 20 states go to their polling places to vote for who they think should receive the nomination for President from their respective parties. We, the “no vote generation,” have an opportunity that most of us never dreamt that we would ever have. The opportunity to make our mark on history stands before us. What will you do? Will you cower down because this great opportunity seems bigger than us? Or will you stand toe to toe with opportunity, facing it head on and prove the statistics wrong? My suggestion is that you do the latter.For the first time in the history of this great country, we have a woman and an African-American man vying for the democratic nomination for president. Personally, I never thought that I would see this day, but I thank God that this monumental day is upon us and that I will serve witness to it.I am writing to encourage you to vote on Tuesday. I am writing to ask that you have your voice heard. I am writing to engage you in this presidential election. After all, we are the generation who will inherit everything that our predecessors will leave behind for us. Whether it be diamonds or rocks, it will be ours to claim. With that being said, I have a question to pose. What will we inherit? A never-ending war, billions/trillions of dollars in national debt, decreasing availability of social security, diminishing value in education, increasing poverty in one of the richest countries in the world, and dwindling hope. What will we inherit? As for me, I want to inherit hope, change, a progressive legislature. I want to place my faith back into the American government. I want to inherit a government where politicians care more about the constituents who elected them than the corporations, interest groups, and lobbyists that only has an interest in deepening their already fat pockets. I wan to inherit a government where we stand united behind our fearless leader.Which candidate will leave us with the most valuable inheritance? Two words-Barack Obama. With endorsements from heavyweights such as; Oprah Winfrey, Caroline Kennedy, John Kerry, and Kerry Washington, I’m sure that my supporting Senator Obama is small in comparison. But I would like to take this moment of privilege and ask that you also support Senator Barack Obama in his quest to change the world. Don’t vote for Barack because he is black. Vote for him because he is the best person for the job. Don’t vote for Barack because someone has endorsed him. Vote for him because your views and his views on the way things should be are closely innertwined. Don’t vote for Barack because he will make history as the first African-American President. Vote for him because he will make history as the first president that will bring about a much needed change in government that we can be proud of. Don’t vote for Barack because you love his wife Michelle. Vote for him because he was smart enough to marry a wonderful woman like her and behind every great man there is a great woman. Vote for him because his wife is so eloquent and intelligent that she moves crowds with the first breath she takes in to describe her husband. Don’t vote for Barack because he would be a great symbol of how far our nation has come. Vote for Barack because he would represent how far our nation still has to go and because he is the man to lead us on that journey. Vote for Barack because he has an insatiable appetite for a better America. Most importantly, Vote. Whether it be for Obama, Clinton, Huckabee, McCain, or Romney; Vote. This man gives us hope that tomorrow brings a better day, a brighter day where change is the catalyst for a new beginning. What do we have if there is no hope? Where would we be as a nation if it had not been for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream? Have we gotten so far away from what is important that we fail to realize the relationship of hope and faith to greatness?