Why am I a such an devoted democrat?

I'll bet many people wonder why I am such a devoted Democrat.  I'm actually an Obama Democrat.  When I was seventeen, I was to young to vote for President Ford.  He lost the election because he pardoned former President Nixon.  Twenty-five years later, historians, scholars and both the Democrat's and Republican's said that President Ford did the right thing and it was the best way to help America heal and move ahead.  I was a Republican until the end of the Reagan Administration.  After that, I was an Independent. I didn't lean toward the Democratic side until I watched the Democratic Primaries in 2004. I only tuned in because I was curious as to why Ronald Reagan, Jr. was speaking. As it turns out, he was speaking on behalf of funding for research for a cure for Alzheimer's and the use of cell stem research. That night, I heard a charismatic man who had just been elected as the Junior Senator of Illinois.  I thought it was odd that someone of such low ranking be given such a prominent speech:  the keynote address.  His name was Barack Obama.  He made a moving speech, one that reminded me of those made by Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  The next day, I told my eldest brother, Kurt, that he would run for and become President in 2008.  As I'm sure most older brothers do, he blow me off until it actually happened.  In 2008, my 84 year old Mom (a long time Democrat), Scherry and I went to Orlando (a two hour drive one way) to an Obama rally.  We saw and heard U. S. Senators Bill Nelson, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama speak.  We were all so excited as none of us have ever been to a political rally.  Now, I stand beside my co-workers, my fellow UNION MEMBERS (GASP! Did he say the "U" word?) and members of the battered and almost non-existent middle class and fight for what we have worked for all of our lives.  We have been paying into Social Security and the Medicare Fund and pension plans since they began.  I'll be damned if I'm going to let some rich punks take it away and continue to line their own pockets.  It should be noted that some current and many former Republicans wonder what has became of their party.  The greed and lose of respect for the Constitution, America and for the Republican Party began with a member of the Oil Cartel, President George "W" Bush (the same cartel that had another member by the name of Osama Bin Laden).  The viciousness and greed spread like wildfire.  That's why I call Governor Mitt Romney, "good ol' line his pockets Mitt".  Look what he did with Bain Capital!  If he wins this election, he and his wealthy pals are going to get even richer, like they did when he was Governor, at the expense of the rest of us.