Since it’s all but a given now, I think, that Senator Barack Obama from Illinois will be running for President in 2008, some people are wondering if we’re ready for a black president.
Or, when you consider Sen. Hillary Clinton, if we’re ready for a woman president. Or, if you consider Oprah, a black woman president.
In all seriousness, ‘08 is definitely the time we break the “white male” streak for American Presidents. The public is shifting after an early 2000-2005 domination of Republicans in Washington, as they tend to go …

Since the nuclear age and the Cold War, experts have been using a “Doomsday Clock” to show how close they estimate humanity is to impending disaster.
It’s measured in “minutes to midnight.” I.e., two minutes to midnight is REALLY close to Armageddon.
Pictured is the Doomsday Clock’s history up until 2002. After the Cold War, things have calmed down…
Until Now. Dun dun dun!
Taking more ideas into consideration, such as global warming and the emergence of Iran and North Korea, they’ve moved up the Doomsday clock two minutes. We’re …