Today I volunteered for a political campaign for the first time in my life.  Just Wednesday, I decided on a whim to attend a voter registration training event with the Obama campaign and through that I had an opportunity to volunteer at Obama's speech on patriotism at the Truman Memorial Building in Independence, Missouri, today.  I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend the speech.  Though it was open to the public, tickets to the event were gone in less than two hours.

While what I did at the event was not tremendously important in the grand scheme of things (I helped the to-dos of Kansas City and Jackson County politics find a seat), in attending this event I have renewed my commitment to turning Missouri blue this November and beyond.  I met some fantastic and inspiring people, made connections, and made commitments to attend other organizing and voter registration events in my communitiy.  I am truly impressed with Obama's ground game here in Missouri and I am thrilled to be a part of it.