If the Democratic Primary is any indication of what is to come as it relates to the issue of race and racism, then hang on to your hat because the general will be all about racism. If charges of racism are being leveled at Democrats, by other Democrats, then just multiply this by 100 once the general election between Obama and McCain swings into gear.

While Obama might want to steer his campaign away from the issue race, his supporters (African Americans for the most part) will not and will regard every criticism as a racial attack on their candidate.

You can see evidence of this to a certain degree already (BETWEEN DEMOCRATES!!), so you can bet this will only intensify once the two face each in the general election. McCain is trying to keep his criticism on the issues, but in the end he will be tagged a racist too if he runs against Obama – Anyone who runs against Obama for that matter.

If you think it's getting bad now, wait until interests groups, surrogates, commentators, or reporters criticize a President Obama policy decision or question his judgment on some policy issue. That person/group will be tagged as a racist and called Hitler for not going along.

There is no way the type of criticisms and insults that are leveled against President Bush would be tolerated if they were directed at President Obama. I believe that criticisms, valid or not, will be seen/interpreted as mere opportunities to express once racial disposition against an African American President, thus the critique racial in nature.

The point here is: If Obama is elected President, can America withstand four years of racial divisiveness as accusations of racism are leveled in all directions and at administration critics.

I do not know if the nation can go through this, do you?