Several weeks ago, while Obamamania was in full swing, I spent many hours arguing with friends, family and others about how the United States was not ready to elect a African American President.  Many of my friends were very disapointed in me, after all, many of them felt betrayed by my failure to join their cause.  I didn't dislike Barack Obama, in fact, I found him very fascinating.  After all, this was the first African American man in my lifetime that had captured the hearts and minds of millions of Americans.  I struggled with my failure to jump on the bandwagon, I just felt that in the end the truth would be exposed.  The truth I was focused on had nothing to do with Reverend Wright, or questionable real estate deals in Chicago.  It was my honest heartfelt feeling that we as a Nation were far from ready to elect an African American President.  So I watched with amazement how the media encouraged and supported the rise of Barack Obama, giving him somewhat of a free pass and waiting for the moment of truth to arise.  This past week the truth has come to light.

Let's face it, Barack Obama's call to unite people has failed.  He has only succeeded in uniting the African American Community.  As a result of his meteoric rise this Nation is now clearly more divided along racial lines then it has been since the late sixties.  His message has not been accepted by the public and next Tuesday our country will face an awful truth.  The truth that reflects that we are still a country deeply divided along racial lines.  We still fear each other.  We still have many things to learn about each other and it will be many years before we have the trust and respect to look past the color of our skin. 

Who will be the first candidate to acknowledge the truth?  I have a tendency to believe that the Reverend Wright will be the fall guy for what will ultimately be an inevitable result.  No we can't, and no we won't!  In the end, it won't have anything to do with Reverend Wright.  It just will reflect the truth of where we are as a Nation at this moment in time.  A Nation that fears an African American President.