[Onlypastrana199]

I agree he's not an empty suit...he's got my respect and he can have a normal conversation. He's a regular person and knows what its like to actually be middle class..unlike the Clintons or Bush or the other ritzy families out there. He made a life for himself. I respect that he was able to make it through Harvard law coming from where he did. I tried to make it through Yale. I was out of place..I couldn't do it. I'm not overeducated, don't think that for a second. I don't have a college degree, I work for a shitty little company in the middle of nowhere..but I know when people have the welfare of people ahead of their own gains. Yes he's green but I think a fresh face is what we need. People need to take a step back and look at who we are, what we're doing and what we stand for. Somewhere along the way, the help your neighbor mentality got lost.

Do any of you think for a second its ok to let children go with out medical care? Or to allow our seniors to be ass raped for simple medications that they need? Have you had a friend/relative killed in Iraq over oil? How about our education system? Why are schools being dumbed down? Why are the chinese schools kicking our asses?

I am not white, I'm a minority woman and I come from a very very humble family. I worked my ass off to get to Yale and when I got there, I realized I didn't fit in with those kids. Kids whose families had tons of money and whined that their parents ONLY gave them 50k a year to play with. The kids that would grow up and hold important positions and make a ton of money and ultimately forget that when you have power its your responsibility that EVERYONE at least has their basic needs met. Right now I don't feel that we are doing that. I have very little hope that our diverse nation can be led into the light no matter who gets elected. Our societal values are vastly different than those I was raised with.