The Main Event

Tonight is the night that many people have patiently waited for. Tonight, in Denver, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic Party's nomination for the President of the United States.

I never thought that I'd see the day. Born only 21 years ago, even I couldn't have imagined a day where the country and a united political party would gather around someone that looked like me. My parent generation and the one that preceeded would echo the same sentiments. We've been waiting for a while but this is the moment.

Our country has been gripped, since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, in an effort to roll back the incredible opportunity and life-giving social policies of the 1960's. The two-term administration of George W. Bush has represented a pitiful valley in the landscape of societal improvement. People have died, been tortured, lost homes, and hope in those eight years. Progressives have been waiting for a while but the moment is here.

After days of masterful political presentation and tradition, the main event is ready to take stage. At 10:00pm, Barack Obama has the honor and responsibilty of seizing this moment in time and to see to it that all this waiting was not in vain. His speech is the last piece in a complicated puzzle whose resolution, his presidency is resting on.

Obama's star was launched in 2004 with a powerful speech that reminded Americans of the audacity of hope. Now is the time to seal the deal with a promise of change, a fiery look at the alternative, and a sound plan. I wish Senator Obama the best of luck tonight. This is the time. This is the place and. May he seize the day.

What does Barack Obama's acceptance of the nomination mean to you? Do you think that the speech he gives has any bearing on the race?