No matter where you look this week you hear of the “historic nature” of the inauguration of Barack Obama. Of course the historic nature has to do with only one thing.

He’s black – or at least half black (Time Magazine is still out on the question). Quite frankly the only qualification he had for running for office in the first place. This is by no means a racist statement. As one raised predominately around blacks, served with blacks and yes, have many, many black friends, as well as being marriage to a lovely lady of color for the last 25 years, this is hardly my problem.

But it IS America’s. Think about it, real hard, because this is the question a lot of people have been asking. Would Barack Obama won if he were white? Or even Hispanic or Asian?

It’s possible, but I doubt it. If we were really honest America voted for Barack Obama because he is black and gosh darn it, “It’s about time”.

So we have been bombarded by a chorus of “Wouldn’t Dr. King be proud?”, to which I would say, “Why?”

After all this isn’t what he dreamed about all those years ago. Remember? He said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

So much for that. It’s evident that America opted for the color of the skin, because after Rezko, Wright, Ayer, you can pretty much infer that Obama’s character – or at least his lack of judgment about character – is at best in question.

So next Tuesday when you turn in you’ll have to ask yourself this question, “Did Dr. King’s dream come true?”, or did America just show how shallow it really is.