Race in the Race:

The Washington Post headline, "3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias," highlights the negative, but the story in today's Post actually portrays a far more positive atmosphere: the majority of Americans, including whites, believe that Obama as president will actually improve race relations within the country. Whites may fear a black family moving in next door to them, but they are far more hopeful about a black man, particularly Sen. Obama, being their president.

Perhaps the strongest lesson the country has learned is that electing someone you wouldn't mind having a beer with just doesn't make a whole lot of sense. After all, do you really want to hang out with the boss after work in the local tavern, buying him drinks? Or would you rather he stayed late at the office, figuring out how to make the business more profitable so that the employees continued to have adequate health coverage? Seems like a no brainer.

Speaking of brains, here's what The Dude had to say: "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I belive—I believe what I believe is right." — George W. Bush, Rome, Italy, June 22, 2001.