This has been another interesting week. On Thursday, Barack Obama decided to announce that he would not be taking the federal dollars for use in his campaign. He made the announcement on YouTube. Is this decision giving him the freedom to really represent "the people" or is this going to force him to look to fundraisers to play a bigger part on his team? Only time will tell.

My wish would be that more people get involved. My wish would be that apathy within the US citizenry be called out, be shaken, have some dust fly and move some feet for something that could really change lives. Is that possible? Who knows...

Are You a registered voter? Did you vote in the last election? In the next few months up to the Democratic and Republican Conventions, there's a lot of posturing going on. Sometimes it can be entertaining. Mostly it's just a bunch of hot air, but once the next phase starts, once we're into the heat of the race to the US Presidency, there'll be all kinds of stuff flying.

So will you sit on the sidelines or will you take a stand? Will you get out and register new voters, provide transportation to the polls, and will you take your vote seriously and use it? You do matter, and your choices have an impact. Doing nothing has an impact too. Which choice will you make?