So you're on the Fence? Take a Leap!

A year ago come Thanksgiving I was in a newstand, getting ready for some surgery, and browsed through the first chapter of Barack Obama's book on Audacity. I laughed out loud as he described how Michelle kept him in his place, keeps him honest, probably keeps him humble. I had remembered his speech a few years earlier at the democratic convention, remembered being stunned. So I took that book into the hospital with me, took it home a day later and mentioned to my wife, I'm doing it again...taking another leap. The last leap was for Ralph Nader. This time, Barack Obama. I thought Hillary was great. What a shame to have both of them in the same decade. He focused more on inclusion than anyone I'd heard. And he came from the poor side of the tracks. And he's so damn smart. I have worries, of course. Will he be able to work with Congress? Will he forget the folks on the poor side of the tracks? Will he be smart in encouraging businesses to grow despite throwing them higher taxes. He might. He might be a Great Communicator. He might know how to use humor and seriousness to inspire a nation. He might point us in the direction of an economy that is capitalistic without the breaks for Big Crooks....oops....Business. We'll not thrive without hugely successful businesses, but can we do it without the corruption that simply tears the heart out of you when you get wind of the graft? He might challenge us all, the rich and the poor, the faithless and the faithful, all colors of us, to rise above ourselves. He might lead us all in one magnificent leap.