Early Spring? Tomorrow's Primary Election

This morning it felt like early spring in Chardon, Ohio. The sun was shining, the birds were singing up a storm (more on that later), and it was 55 degrees. And there was a foot or more of snow on the ground. The maple syrup farmers are putting their sap buckets on the sugar maple trees--and we are getting ready for a roller coaster ride! Today the high will be 60 degrees; tonight we will get high winds, rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow--weeping, and chattering of teeth. In other words, a normal March day in Northeast Ohio.

Tomorrow is a huge day in the history of Ohio--and maybe in the history of the United States. Almost everyone I talk to is ready to throw the Wicked Witch of the West out of office. The eagerness for change is palpable, an unstoppable force. Tomorrow, Ohio Democrats will choose either Hillary Clinton, the first viable female candidate for the presidency, or Barack Obama, the first viable African-American candidate. I believe they are both very bright, articulate, and capable candidates, whatever their race or gender. One of these will be the next President of the United States.

I will vote for Barack Obama. He has the energy and ideals that I saw in John F. Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy. Our country and world deserve someone better than what we have suffered through these past 7 years. Go Barrack!