As the Democratic Convention kicks off, the unprecedented hope, excitement and anticipation many are feeling is driven by a single idea: the possibility of Change.
Throughout the Primaries and now in the run up to the election, Change has been touted, shouted, mocked and promised by candidates on both sides. This has been called a Change election and it seems everyone is desperate for it. In a Gallup Poll in December, 70 percent of those asked said they were dissatisfied with the way things were going in the country. And no wonder -- the economy is taking a dive, gas prices are up, over 44 million Americans still don’t have health care and we are still waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan and at risk of getting embroiled in Iran .
Both Obama and McCain are men who are no strangers to Change. If Change also means personal transformation and growth then both have weathered enormous personal challenges and reinvented themselves into men of substance and character. If elected, both have declared they will change a host of major problems, and not only do we want to believe them, we hope they will live up to their promises
