I didn’t vote for Obama

I didn’t vote for Obama

I voted for my country that I believe has the potential to be all that we wish it to be. To be worthy of the dreams dreamt by those just starting to awake from tyranny and fear

I voted to justify that we can be a nation respected within the world. To earn the praise that we so freely give ourselves

I voted for the experiment that was created over 230 years ago - one that is still evolving. To show that while the democracy our forefathers created might have been the best then, it can and must adapt and change to be best of tomorrow

I voted to show how far we have come in 150 years. To show how far we still have to go

I voted to help form a more perfect union

I voted for a belief that government is not the enemy nor is it the savior

I voted for roads that safely carry me away and then back home again

I voted for clear air and clean dirt

I voted for everyone is someones child and we all are created equals and thus should have the same rights

I voted for public education that while in desperate need of change is still the best equalizer and hope for the future

I voted to demonstrate that while we might not all agree, we all want a better tomorrow

So while I filled in the little oval next to Obama -I didn't vote for him

I voted for me and my beliefs and that yes we can make the world better

(I also voted so I could get a sticker but I didn't even get that as I voted absentee)