I Actually Got to Meet Senator Obama!

Last Wednesday night, I actually had the privilege to meet Senator Barack Obama! Fellow Delegate Susie McMahon and I carpooled down to the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs to attend a fundraiser for the Senator. We were joined by our friend and fellow Delegate Lynn Young from Colorado Springs and about 250 other guests. We staked out a spot right in front of the small riser near the door from which we knew Senator Obama would enter. While he went straight to the stage to give his speech, afterwards we were able to introduce ourselves, shake hands, and exchange a few words with him. I promised him we would win Colorado for him, and he said, "With your help!"

That reminded me of something he said in his speech that night. He said, "Make this your project for the next 4 months." It made me realize what a relatively small thing he was asking each of us to do. Simply make working to help him get elected our #1 project, just for the next few months. Many of us are working on another "project" right now, or have taken on a 4 month project before. Maybe it was landscaping our yard. Maybe it was finishing our basement. He was simply asking us to maybe set some of those other projects aside, just for a little while, and take on the important task of choosing the next President of the United States! It's a small price to pay to change the direction of our country in a profound way.