I think anyone on either side of the US - Cdn border has seen and heard that part of the huge appeal and energy surrounding Barack Obama is the fact that he could be the first black US President.

That energy and attention is going to swing between two extremes. I think that some people aren't ready for the CHANGE, as such...not that they have anything personal against Obama himself, or even people of colour.

RICHARD - if Obama does get in, I truly hope that with Biden's steel-toe nagging boots near his backside (he better have a pair ), Obama will stand up to specific-interest pressure unless it would benefit the majority of citizens. It will only do him good to do so, when it comes to re-election time.

It'll all work out the way it's supposed to.