Obama ready to make history

Good evening.

 Feel free to add to the thread that began Monday, Obama and the Preachers, Parts I and II.

 Also realize, however, that my earlier blog is about to be overtaken by history. Barack Obama is poised to become the first African-American presidential standard-bearer of a major U.S. political party.

 But is America up to the task at hand -- actually electing an African-American to what, arguably, is the most powerful political office on the face of the Earth? Can we bridge, once and for all, the nation's long-standing racial divide?

 For months, everyone's been talking about the need for change -- major change. Well, America, here's your chance to shake things up like never before. Do you have the courage to make the dream a reality?