Dear Editor, I was fortunate to hear Barack Obama, U.S. senator, D-Ill., speak at the Texas Book Festival. I was very impressed. Barack leverages what no other politician does, hope. Different from the Republican Party that has tapped into the fear of the American people to scare us into voting for Bush, Perry, or any other Republican; Barack taps into "the politics of hope.” Barack's speech left me feeling inspired, encouraged, and anxious to campaign for his nomination by the Democratic Party for president in '08!