Interesting how this thread turns to racism. Being a middle class white guy, I guess it is easy to let that issue slip away when not confronted by it regularly. I would have to agree that racism still bears its teeth in the twenty-first century. But, a BIG but, I believe that it is the exception, not the norm. No matter how hard we try, there will still be idiots in the world. I can say this, throughout my life on several occasions, I have seen diversity and tolerence triumph over hate and racial divides. I understand many folks concerns on this issue, but I feel that most Americans are pretty well past those small-minded divides. Let me know if I am off base here, I would be interested to know if you all think I might be inside some sort of bubble.