The Obama Code

It seems to me that whether Barack Obama wins or loses, he has already unlocked and opened a heavy door in the maze that is American race relations. Just by proving that he is a viable candidate he has demonstrated that Americans of all races are ready to turn the corner - in fact they've already made the turn.

It reminds me of the Michael Richards episode. Who would have thought that a majority white audience at a comedy club would react with such revulsion to a racist tirade? We've gone much farther down the road to unity in diversity than we thought. Well done, America.

It's a new day in the Redwood Forest.

Now to look forward to the first woman Native American president...