YES, TODAVÍA WE CAN

Estaba dudando si escribir del matrimonio gay, de la dimisión de la Botella, de Jaume Matas, de la sanidad pública en venta o de alguna otra noticia de color mediocre y, una vez más, sentía ganas de salir corriendo de este país. Cada vez nos arrepentimos más de no haber retrasado o alargado un tiempo nuestra experiencia californiana.
Sin embargo, me han entrado seguidos varios mails de esos que me mandan Obama y Biden, pidiendo que nos movilicemos todos y hagamos llamadas porque la cosa está muy apretada. Se me había olvidado que era el primer martes después del primer lunes y tocaba decidir el destino del mundo. Yo lo tengo claro, como gane Romney me marcho fuera del mundo. Por eso me he puesto manos a la obra y como no puedo llamar a nadie, ni tampoco presentarme voluntario para captar votos de última hora, voy a hacer lo único que puedo hacer de lo que me han pedido, difundir los testimonios de 25 de sus votantes, algunos un tanto relevantes.
25 reasons from 25 people who are voting Obama:
1. "The Affordable Care Act is saving my daughter's life."
Stacey, Arizona
2. "Obama is for the vets. He helped us wind down in Iraq, he's improved mental health policy with VA benefits."
Joel, Minnesota
3. "Obama stuck his neck out for us, the auto industry. He wasn't going to let it just die, and I'm driving in this morning because of that, because of him."
Brian, Ohio
4. "Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive."
Joe Biden, Delaware
5. "Supreme Court Supreme Court Supreme Court."
Andrew, California
6. "Arithmetic."
Bill Clinton, New York
7. "He cares for the 100 percent."
Shana, Texas
8. "When Obama came into office, he successfully renewed our country's place in the community of nations, making cooperation in tackling the world's challenges possible."
Willis, North Carolina
9. "The actions he has taken with respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid."
Colin Powell, Virginia
10. "I was really very grateful to him for standing up for those kids who are having a really rough time out there because of their orientation."
Jane Lynch, California
11. "For me, President Obama is our best choice because he has a vision of the United States as a place where we are all in this together."
Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey
12. "He has a real plan for rescuing the economy that passes the 'math' test."
Teresa, Virginia
13. "Having someone in office who understands how powerful our voice can be is very important."
Jay Z, New York
14. "I am voting for Barack Obama and Joe Biden because I can trust them to care for the middle class and restore the American dream."
Steven, Florida
15. "The first measure he signed into law after becoming president was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -- so a female high school counselor or physical education teacher can fight for equal pay for equal work."
Connie Britton, California
16. "I believe in the America he wants for my grandchildren."
Nancy, Michigan
17. "We need four more years of repair, of helping the middle class achieve a sustainable economy."
James Taylor, North Carolina
18. "I've watched him fight for our country, stand by the middle class, the working class, the military, the education of our children, universal health care, women, the environment, and matters of national and domestic security."
Susan, Virginia
19. "The gifted 12-year-old I taught, whose parents were deported and left her here with her grandmother, will be allowed to stay and finish her education. She's been in the U.S. since age one."
Jamie, North Carolina
20. "I want our president to place scientific evidence and risk management above electoral politics."
Michael Bloomberg, New York
21. "I have four children who are under 26 and able to stay on my health care plan. That's been huge."
Amy, Pennsylvania
22. "He's fighting to defend and better Social Security and Medicare -- because millions of Latino seniors rely on them."
Cristina Saralegui, Florida
23. "Thanks to the President's efforts to keep student loan rates low, I can expect to save nearly $1000 as I work to repay my student loans. And I don't have too many of those, thanks to the Federal Pell Grant program."
Sam, Minnesota
24. "It's been wonderful to have President Obama as a champion for access to health care for all women in this country."
Cecile Richards, New York
25. "Re-electing Barack Obama would lead to a stronger economic recovery than would be the case were Mitt Romney to win on November 6th."
Jared Bernstein, Washington, D.C.

Espero que los americanos sepan mostrar su lado bueno y votar con la cabeza porque el otro elemento da bastante miedo. Lo cierto es que gane o pierda, ya asusta que haya tantos millones de personas tan ultra conservadores. De cualquier modo, espero levantarme mañana y poder sonreir con la esperanza de que Obama tendrá un segundo intento para acabar lo mucho que tiene pendiente y la tranquilidad de que me puedo quedar en este mundo. Ya veremos en qué país.