I too have been hesitant to support Obama. This post articulated my secret fears. I do fear that he may be assassinated, or that a crazy skeleton will jump out of the closet and kill his candidacy. I grew up in the South, live here in New York, and I know how some people in this country even today hate or just can't stomach Black people regardless of how smart, nice or dare I say "articulate" they are. So it's either precocious or naive to believe that this country that I love is actually ready for Obama. Regardless of the outcome of the election, we are lucky to be witnessing history. Sometimes the journey is way more important than the destination.