I am right there with all of you. I am a registered democrat who votes independent, and McCain’s speech did bring me to tears, not just the verge. I have never before cried while watching a political speech (not even out of fear). My mom died last December, and I’ve spent the last 9 months wondering how I can make my life about something important rather than just about myself. John McCain inspired me to keep searching for that something and to follow his example of service “as long as I draw breath . . .” Toward the end, when he listed different things we can do to help others, he said “teach an illiterate adult to read.” My mom earned her certification in TOEFL while she was fighting and dying of cancer, and she devoted the last years of her life to teaching adult literacy as a volunteer through her city’s public library. John McCain spoke directly to me last Thursday, and I will speak to him on November 4th with my vote for McCain / Palin.
