TIS, I know exactly what you mean when you talk about the hope and excitement that Senator Obama generates. I think that's one of the things I like so much about him. After the 2000 election, when all we heard about was how we should be ashamed of our last president, and the 2004 and 2008 elections when the Republicans have preached fear and terrorists, it is so wonderful to feel a sense of hope. I love to watch Obama approach a podium, the energy he exudes as he skips up some stairs and strides to the podium - it's such a contrast, like a breath of fresh air.