*** THIS IS THE EMAIL I JUST SENT TO ALL MY REPUBLICAN FAMILY MEMBERS *** [View All]

Hey everyone!

Well, I hope everyone is doing well =) But well, this is a political e-mail. I know, I know...but, I feel obligated to send this. Because we are at a point in all our lives where, in my humble opinion, the future of our country is at stake, and so I need to force this on you =)

I know that with 30 days left until election day, maybe everyone has made up their mind. And yes, I know I am probably the most politically active one out of us all =) But this time, I feel we, and our country, are at at a crossroads.

I am voting for Senator Barack Obama.

I know...most us of have been Republicans all our lives. Hell...I voted for Bob Dole in '96, and I voted for George W. Bush in '00. I know Mom & Dad used to be liberals back in the 70s and 80s, voting for Mondale and Dukakis (good choices!), but that all changed =) I was raised to be a Republican.

But in 2004, I got fed up with things. I never agreed with this murderous and destructive, pointless war in Iraq. Thousands of kids...my age or younger...and including a good friend of mine from law school...have lost their lives in this destructive war. Dad, I know you probably entertained these same views during the Vietnam War. Kids your age, being sent to fight and die in a war that just didn't make any sense anymore.

And so my political views changed. And now, I really feel that Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and their administration, can bring us the change we need. They can get us out of this war and change our priorities.

I have spent many hours studying John McCain and his policies, hoping he or his administration would say or do something I could believe in, but they have not changed my mind.

So I am casting my vote this November for Senator Obama.

And before you make your final decison, I implore you all to vote for Senator Obama. And I would hope each of you watches the following 10-minute video about him. It's only 10 minutes, but it might change your views about him, and what is best for our country.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1772824031?bclid=416330929&bctid=1797097875

Anyways...it's just politics, and no matter who you vote for, I love you all. But I really think we have a chance to make a big difference.

Love,

Jon