I don't think I've ever been prouder to be an American!

It wasn't too many decades ago when an African man and white woman were not permitted to marry in this country, and now the Democratic product of such a union has won Iowa!!!

I'm one of the people who see hope and change in Barack Obama. He's not just a black man; he's also half white. This one man represents a little bit of most of us, be it culturally, racially, spiritually or otherwise.

I personally couldn't be happier, but I've got to wonder how many angry "God-fearin', Christian good ol' boys" hit the bars, got drunk and went home to beat their wives and children. (I say this because I personally experienced this kind of behavior as a child many years ago. My father publicly supported and voted for bigot George Wallace back in the day, and I lived in the northeastern part of the country!!)

This is the first time in the last five years or so that I have felt a true sense of hope for America. However, this IS America, and if the next presidential election indeed does actually occur in the USA, Hillary may have already been chosen as Bush's successor to continue the "dynasty."

For this moment, however, I'm quite happy to feel exquisite American pride and a real sense of hope for the future of my daughter and grandchildren!

Smart couple, too. Either one of them can hold a crowd.