I’m so happy to be alive to witness such a historic presidential election, but I’m equally disappointed that as a nation, we’re still hung up on race and gender.  This election seems to be more about these issues that the real issues we face … the war in Iraq, healthcare, retirement, the housing marketing, gas prices, the Dow Jones, the FDIC … to name a few.

Maybe we’ve been lulled into believing that race relations are better in America today than in the past, but in light of the many prejudicial statements, comments, blogs, etc. that have been spawned by the prospect of our nation’s leader being a black man, I wonder if we’ve made any real progress at all.

I want to cast my vote for the candidate I feel can best lead our country out of the mess that we’re in.  I think it’s important to base that decision on more than the color of a person’s skin or their gender.  I have to say, I’ve never been this interested in any presidential election, and I’m happy that the historic nature of this race has ‘cause a boom in voter registration. 

What it boils down to is this, we each have a voice and we can let that voice be heard loud and clear this November when we cast our vote.  When you do cast that vote, do so based on who you feel will do what’s best for the one race we all belong to … the human race!