This is a secret still, so don't tell anyone, but my wife and I are going to have a baby. It will be our first! As I have started to experience the wonders of a baby growing inside my wife I have become more concerned about the world into which our future child will be born. DailyKOS is a place that I view as the hope for the future of our country. Will you take the pledge to watch out for our baby's back?
I am 35 years old. In 1988 I voted for Mike Dukakis in my first election. (I was just a few days over 18 at the time.) I have always voted for the Democrats in every election since then.
I grew up in a strongly Democratic family. My mother was at the March on Washington. My mother was a union rep for nurses that voted for the first nurses strike in this country. She was a very early supporter of Planned Parenthood and remains a strong and vocal supporter of a women's right to choose. My father is one of the biggest environmental supporters around and loves all things natural. He knows all the birds in the neighborhood personally.
We have entered a new era in our country. I used to think that if the Republicans win, no big deal. We still have Freedom of Speech. We still have Freedom of Religion. We still have a strong economy. We still have a strong Democracy/Republic here in this country. We still represent hope and freedom for the rest of the world. The past 6 years have changed all that.
Now we have "Free Speech Zones". And I thought that the entire country was our Free Speech Zone! Now we have "Christians" in control of our government and courts. And I thought that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land! Now we have outsourcing and a bubble economy. Now we have stolen elections and no voter confidence. Now we represent oppression and torture to many outside our country.
As an expectant father I am recommited to taking back our country. The responsibility involved with having a child on the way has reaffirmed my commitment to our Republic and the responsibilities of citizenship.
Thank you DailyKOS for being here for me and my baby. We are the silent majority, and we look forward to working together to take back our country for our children.