History Is Made: Barack Obama Becomes First Black Presidential Nominee

In a world dominated by European power, Sen. Barack Obama, the first black candidate ever nominated by a major political party for the nation's highest office, claimed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night after he won a majority of delegates to the party's convention.

Barack Obama spoke to a thunderous crowd of approximately 18,000 supporters. It was truly a historic moment. Watching Obama speak was mesmerizing. He spoke with passion, and toward the end of his speech he had the cadence of a Baptist preacher that further added to his oratory skills. This country has not had a national political speaker like this man in at least two decades, and that includes Bill Clinton.

His opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton says she's "open" to being Vice President. The Democratic party needs her support and Sen. Obama needs her enthusiastic support to win the presidency. But I don't think it is in Sen. Obama's best interest to have Sen. Clinton as a Vice President.

Despite her public pronouncement of being "open" to the vice presidency, I don't think she wants the job. The job has no constitutional power and authority. Sen. Clinton and her husband Bill are about power. Trust me, she doesn't want a job where any real authority will have to come from President Obama.

Sen. Clinton was very gracious Tuesday night after her primary victories in South Dakota and Montana. She is a tough competitor, and seeing Barack Obama clinch the Democratic nomination must be a bitter pill to swallow. Her victories are too little too late. She started as the front-runner and ran a campaign with a sense of entitlement and strategic blunders along the way that cost her the Democratic nomination.

Although she conceded the nomination to Obama, as I watched her speak, it was clear to me that this was a difficult speech to make. In her speech, Sen. Clinton left the door open. She invited her supporters to visit her web site and share their opinions for what she should do. Does this lack of action bring the Democratic party closer? Which brings me to my next issue-TRUST!

Hillary Clinton as Vice President will include Bill Clinton and that's too much for one President to manage. Can Hillary Clinton be trusted? Look at her track record and determine for yourself.

Barack Obama has a huge challenge of healing the Democratic party as well as bringing Hillary Clinton supporters to be "players" in an Obama presidential campaign and introducing more aspects of himself to segments of the American people to close the gap. Obama represents new hopes and dreams that we can have a different kind of society for America and set an example for the rest of the world.

Barack Obama is a shining example of what we've come to know as the American dream. Now he must raise his game and prepare for a tough campaign as he seeks to change his home address to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC.

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