In response to his pastor's "inflammatory" comments circulated in the news over the last week (though no more divisive than lots of conservative preachers) Barack Obama gave an important speech titled "A More Perfect Union." In it Obama says a lot about how we need reconciliation to overcome our problems, not the usual politics of "I've got mine!" that is practiced by both parties. I appreciate and agree with a great deal of what he said. It's worth viewing or reading (both options are available from this link). This post also contains commentary and questions, such as "Does the fear of being perceived as racist or patronizing outweigh the benefits of addressing honest questions we have about the effect of race?" Though I'm annoyed by Obama's episode last fall with the anti-gay gospel singer I prefer him to Hillary (who lately comes across as scheming) and way ahead of McCain.
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