  Over lunch, Boss aka SK mentioned watching last night Obama speak at the convention. I smirked when I first heard his name; it rhymed with Osama. In any case, I was intrigued and searched the news. I can see why everyone was so moved by his urlLink speech .
It's rare to see a charismatic man like him this day and age. His story demonstrates that America is still a land of opportunity where you can "achieve your potential. " Hope in the face of difficulty, hope in the face of uncertainty, the audacity of hope: In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation, a belief in things not seen, a belief that there are better days ahead . .. I believe that we have a righteous wind at our backs, and that as we stand on the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices and meet the challenges that face us. 
