OK, so here we are in 2008 and all my liberal relatives and acquaintances and friends are no doubt backing Obama. And of course there's Hillary fighting for the position too. Here we are at the first election where the Democratic nominee is not some Old White Guy.
Hooray! Right?
Well what I think is more subtle and interesting is that this identity issue is not at all interesting at all. Because it feels commonplace. A minority as the next President? So what, who cares? Shouldn't we all just treat each other as individuals anyway? Shouldn't we care more about ideas, like the big questions of war, peace, empire, our money, the lust for power, the love of liberty, the pursuit of happiness, the content of our national character, ...?
Yes. And that's why this time around I'm voting for the Old White Guy. He's the only one who wants to have a serious discussion of these ideas, and is backed up by a record of action.
Full disclosure note: I'm a Caucasian, male, and on certain days I feel real old. So flame me!
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