Like many people here, until now I've kept most of my political activity behind the quasi-anonymity of the Internet. It's comfortable. And in 2004 I was satisfied with that. I didn't want to get out and "bug" people in person about politics. I thought that would be hard. It isn't.
Now I'm doing something.
I haven't become as dedicated a foot soldier as many on this site. I'm a long-time spectator, inspired by Obama to really participate, if only a little. When enough people do a little, they can bring a lot of change.
If you are, like I was, watching this campaign from the sidelines, it's time to get involved. It's now or never. The things America can do with Barack Obama at the helm are worth taking that plunge!
Here in beautiful Fairbanks, Alaska -- 100 miles north of the high peaks of the Alaska Range, and a few short hours from the Arctic Circle -- it's 34 degrees below 0 tonight, and the only sun rising more than a little ways above the distant peak of Denali is this one:
But the cold and darkness aren't stopping Obama volunteers!
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