Obama

I love the new spirit of hope.  I know that no president can fix the problems of today but I think what we need mostly right now is hope.  Hope that there is a better tomorrow.  Hope that we can return to some of our basic values that made this country great and hope that our government can actually respond in a positive and proactive manner.  I think we had let our collective lives get out of whack.  We have spent too much money and paid too little attention to the possibility that life could change.  Perhaps an advantage to getting older is that you realize that life is short and that every day you spend with family and friends is a gift.  In 1988 we got hit by a tornado and when you come so close to losing everything you really do appreciate the things that matter.  It can be quite sobering but it also gives you a renewed appreciation that things will return to normal...maybe a new kind of normal.