I see even at this age that the arc our lives inscribe in this universe is quite short indeed. After you've sated your pleasures, bought or built a home to call your own, made some memories....what is it all about?

It is about service to your fellow people across the globe. It is about altruism. It is about thinking ahead to what kind of life and what kind of earth you leave for the next generation.

I happen to believe there is one candidate who can give us the psychic lift we need to look ourselves in the mirror and say, "I'm better than this." "My life is larger than myself."

I'd like to think this person as a transformational leader can cause a light of hope to flicker in each one of you and inspire you to do something good you wouldn't have done otherwise. That is what leaders do. It is what he has brought about before. Not as a policy wonk or lifelong politician......but as someone who has effected change seemingly out of the most hopeless situations.

We need that person HERE. and NOW. These people need him in the worst way. If Obama is fortunate enough to get the nomination, he will no doubt mobilize all of you people and anyone else who cares about the country and just needs a leader with a vision to rally around.

Let's take this moment to put hope and public service and THE PEOPLE on a pedestal. These people are counting on you.