Live Blog of a Lifetime: Watching Obama’s 1st speech as President-Elect

11:57 p.m.  I have no words to put here, but saw an image that reflected perfectly my feelings: streaming tears on Jesse Jackson’s face. Way back in ‘88 he planted the seeds in believing voters like me–that a black man could rise to the primary seat of power in our country.
“Anything is possible”–this is the [...]

Did you hear about that black guy?

When I caught bits of the radio broadcast of this week’s Republican debate, I found it incredibly obnoxious for all the old, suited, white male candidates to mention the number of ways in which they could keep Hilary out of the White House, while not once mentioning Obama.
Sure she’s way ahead in the polls right [...]