Chris Goodrich

Disclaimer: I am not here to argue whether Senator Barack Obama has executive experience or not because, in my opinion, it is a moot point.

I don’t care whether or not our new president has executive experience. In fact, I would rather vote for a candidate who specifically lacks any of this executive experience as it merely represents the same-old Washington politics that Americans are so tired of.

Over the past week as I am commuting to work or school, I am listening to Sen. Barack Obama’s book entitled Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. As I listen to the eloquent words flowing from his mouth, I am beginning to realize that Sen. Barack Obama’s lack of executive experience is what drives me to support his campaign. I don’t want a president who knows how to institute top-down change. I want a president who knows how to inspire regular people to bring about their own change.

Political reporters have often referred to his time as a Community Organizer in Chicago, but I have never completely understood what a Community Organizer does until now. His experience as Community Organizer is the chief piece of experience that qualifies him for President of the United States of America. As a Community Organizer, he worked to organize communities of people to bring about necessary positive change.

Gone are the days of top-down leadership where we have a president with vast executive experience and who acts merely as an authoritarian voice for the country. We need a change far greater than the policies of George W. Bush, we need a change of mindset, a change of attitude, a change that allows ordinary people to believe in possibilities beyond their current dispair, a change that allows the American Dream to become reality rather than just a dream, a change that represents a new generation of politics, a change that only Senator Barack Obama can bring about.