Today we went to a local Obama for Change meeting. It was at a tavern downtown. There were about 35 people there, and it was very inspirational. The only thing was, when they went around the room and we spoke about what inspired us to be there, I was so emotional I couldn't talk! What I wanted to say was "I echo all the well-spoken, heartfelt sentiments that preceded my turn to speak, and I am here for all of those reasons, too. I am here for more reasons than I could list, but mostly I am here because I want my children, two of whom are here today, to have a decent future, replete with things we have taken for granted, like civil liberties, a Supreme Court that makes decisions based on the law and not neocon policies, and a government that is there to serve the people, not represent the interests of international conglomorates and corporations.

But I could do was tear up and I couldn't say anything. Which was a shame. And my kids didn't get to hear why I dragged them out there.

Maybe next time I'll be able to speak, but I'm not sure. The sheer desire for change of just those few people was so meaningful to me, and the intensity of the dire need of this nation for change so palpable, and my abject terror that the neocons are going to do something drastic to undermine our momentum so strong, that I am likely to be overwhelmed everytime I try to speak.

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