Ah, thanks for linkin me to that piece. I thought she was excellent in outlining why people believed in Kennedy and now Obama. They are symbols of possibility and of hope, and they have the power to make you believe that you can help change the world. I could hear the voices of the millions who voted for Obama chanting "Yes, we can" as I was readng that editorial.

I wish I had followed the presidential campaign, to have been part of the excitement and the optimism that it generated ...