Obama's Online Office

www.change.gov

Check it out! This is one of the most interesting and informative sites I've ever been to! There is political news, an opportunity to post stories about the election, "the adgenda" of the new government (with subheadings of Revitalizing the Economy, Ending the War in Iraq, Providing health Care for All, Protecting America, and Renewing American Global Leadership), and much more. Best of all, there is a place at the bottom of the page where you can weigh in on who should be considered for the new offices of government! This is a fresh idea of government, reminiscent of the Jacksonian era of a "people's government" but taken to a whole new level! How incredible is it that you can actually go and "talk" to Obama, letting him know what he can do for America! One heading reads, "It's Your America", and under this new leader it truly is. And in Obama's case, I actually have faith that he reads and considers each and every idea from each and every person. This faith springs partly from an email that he sent to my mother less than a day after being elected, thanking her for her contribution to his campaign. This email was sent en-mass to all of his supporters, I am aware, but what made it so lovely was that it began "Friend-" and was signed, simply, "Barack". The gentle caring that eminated from the email was so calming and inspired such support from the reader... this man leads like no one else. He leads from the heart. And he also leads from the mind, mainly through the internet, as was shown by his great success in his campaign web page, and now change.gov. It just goes to show how savvy and in-touch our new President is!

So answer his call! Drop him a note, an idea, a story. It wouldn't be asked of you if it wasn't desired. Now's your chance to make a difference in America on an unprecedented scale!

xoxo heN