I have to admit that Barack Obama was not my guy last year. I didn't think that he was experienced enough to be president. As a teacher, I was skeptical of his plans for school reform.
I was a Hillary Clinton man. I cheered when she won primaries. I shook my head in disbelief when the junior senator from Illinois outflanked her. I even enjoyed the spectacle of the Clinton speeches at last year's convention.
And when it came time to vote in November, I filled in the circle for Barack Obama and proudly took a picture with my cell phone camera because I knew it was an historic vote.
I did this because I am a Democrat.