Welcome Back, America

I just want to take a moment--in the midst of speculating about what Hillary will do next, who Obama's VP choices might be, how the hell we're going to get out of Iraq, and whether or not the Hulk movie will be any good--to mention that an African-American is the Democratic nominee for President of the United States of America. In a country with our troubled racial history and its continuing problems of discrimination (prison populations, poverty rates, education), this is an amazing moment. This is the real promise of America--that anyone with enough drive, ambition, and a little luck, can rise to prominence. Whatever your political leanings, this will be a political season long remembered in American history. Punch it in!