Only one voice in a million: Rock the Vote!

(While my political preferences will become quite clear in this post, I promise there will be no preaching or lecturing!)

While creating my 30 Before 30 list, one idea that I considered and then discarding was seeing/meeting the President. I thought it would be a really cool experience but I didn't really know how to make it happen and depending on how this election goes I figure I may or may not really want to hear the President speak.

To my surprise, a couple weeks ago I heard that President Obama was coming to Tampa to campaign at a grassroots event. I rushed over to my local campaign office and picked up a ticket and prepared to wake up at 5am on my day off to be in line by 6am for a 9am speech. Hey - if I was going to get up early to see the President, I might as well go all out!

My friend Destiny met me and we waited in line for about an hour, surrounded my other like-minded liberals, which was invigorating enough by itself. Eventually we were allowed through the metal-detectors and into an Ybor park where the rally was being held. Around 8 the speakers started which included Florida Governor Charlie Christ and finally around 9, President Obama took the stage.

His speech was short and to the point. It was not intended to sway undecided voters, but to speak to those of us who had already put our faith in the President and were hoping to continue to do so. He was sincere, charming, educated, persuasive, and surprisingly, very funny. I believe in the President and his policies and today, when I exercised my right to vote, I voted for four more years. Regardless of your political views, I hope everyone put a lot of thought into what they want for our country and who they think the right leader for us is. I am praying for the country's progress to continue in the direction it has in the last four years, but regardless of the outcome, I am thankful to live in a democratic nation that has blessed me beyond words. So please, everyone...get out and vote!!

Love,
KayCee