I used to think, "There is no way this can continue, both parties are corrupt and not salvageable."

But then an outsider came into the party, an outsider that came from a group of outsiders that I used to be a part of before I moved to a closed primary state.

A man with Crazy white hair. A man that shouted a lot, but with passion, sometimes even rage at an unjust system, but never with hate.

A man that Voted with the Democrats more often than Democrats did.

A man that spoke to my political and moral soul. (And it says a lot for an atheist like me to use that verbage)

I have hope now. For the first time a really damned long time I have actual, justifiably reasonable hope.

Hope that MAYBE we can take our party back from the 3rd Wayers.

Maybe we can present a Clear Progressive message with Sanders at the Bully Pulpit and bring a wave in 2018.

Maybe we can turn the Democratic party BACK to being about Progressive ideas and take it back from the less crazy republicans that moved to the democratic party and converted it to a Center right branch of Rep. Inc.

But one thing is for sure, we can't do it tomorrow, Next Month, or Next year.

But we can start it today.

It will take us years to undo over 3 decades worth of damage done by both parties, but damn it, for the first time in a long time I feel like we can do it.

Will we be doing it with the Democrats? I don't know. I hope so.

But do it we will.

Because today, the people of Michigan gave me something that was flagging.

Hope for tomorrow.