"I've got this."

What appeals to me about this photo of a very young President Obama, is how youthful, somewhat goofy and iconic it is. It is simple, it reminds me of how naive yet hopeful we are as younger adults, doing things we should not do (perhaps like smoking or snorting Nerds). I don't believe our President is that naive person anymore. I think we need to back him and give him credit for overcoming a hard campaign and opposition. I still did not wait up for his speech, I still dislike his grandiose way of speaking, but this has been a similar refrain of mine during the Clinton years (and Gore- ugg). This is is common among politicians, this manner of slight arrogance, confidence and stilted speech, I accept this fact. When Romney spoke, I felt nothing, a complete void of feeling is not going to get my vote, and he lost this woman's vote. I could not vote for a black hole that was filled with PAC money, strange fringe groups and plus...his faith states that he can have "spirit babies" in the afterworld. (no let's not go there - the whole Mormon cult thing- it's a free country and we can worship what we like).

Between two candidates I felt no love for, I chose to go with the one that sat better in my heart, and made sense for my mind. I will sleep well tonight, the party is over and hard work for this man to do for us. I hope my fellow friends on Facebook don't start sniping at cars or burying guns in their yards for fear of this President, it seems like they have an irrational fear of him. This one man that I did not vote for in 2008. When McCain lost, I did not feel the urge to run out and purchase firearms or join a local White Supremacy group. I disliked Obama intensely, I did not think he had experience needed, really REALLY disliked his legions of arrogant fans who treated him like their God. I still hold some of these feelings, and have no regrets of voting for McCain and Palin. However, time marches on.

Now, four years later, we were left with the two to choose from. I chose this man and hope he does something. DO SOMETHING MR PRESIDENT! I changed my vote for you!!