I thought the democratic convention was really interesting. It started with Senator Barrack Obama walking out on the stage to a Cold play song (nice touch) and the crowd was roaring. Within the first 10 minutes of the speech he was giving wonderful credit to Hillary Clinton for being a fantastic running mate and a great overall person. He said that Clinton is an inspiration to women everywhere; he gave tribute to President Bill Clinton for the wonderful changes and progress he made while in office. After his introductory and tributes he cut straight to the point. Obama talked a lot about the American promise; he said we were a nation at war, in economic turmoil, and that the American promise has been threatened. So what is this American promise? He said later on in his speech that the American promise is the ability and potential for every American citizen to make their own lives what they choose them to be and to always have the option of success. He also called out his running mate John McCain and said that 90% of McCain votes have been in agreement with President Bush, and Obama doesn’t want to take a 10% chance on change. Change is the theme in Obama’s campaign and although I am very found of Obama I can’t help but wonder is he asking for change just for the sake of change. But he in fact explains very thoroughly the crimes and indecencies of the government for the past eight years and how it would be a pessimistic 4 years to come if McCain wins the election. Obama seems to want Economic Stability above all else at the moment although there are many other pressing issues. I really enjoyed the speech and I hope to learn more about both candidates so that I am confident that my vote will be for the best. I would love to say that I indeed made a small, but very necessary push for the good of America.