'Let me ring that up for you, Mr. Obama.'

There are rumblings within the Hispanic community that Barack Obama has not yet satisfied his obligation to them for having voted for him in such overwhelming numbers. They delivered the goods, now he must pay up.


I don't think that anyone was naive enough to believe that this one election would somehow erase all animosity and assumed debts between peoples of different hyphens, but it had to be seen as a positive sign that such large voting blocs of pasty skinned Americans would vote for a black man, whatever the reason.

It will not be until all Americans begin to understand the unblemished beauty of the American melting pot that we will be able to get beyond the racist tones that now define our political and social landscapes. And, while it did appear as if this past election was providing us hope that we had taken a step in the right direction, we are plainly seeing, front and center, that we still have a long way to go.

The one benefit many conservatives felt they might receive from an Obama administration, the burial of assumed animosity and favoritism, is already being cast aside by identity groups eager to carry on with a business as usual attitude. That this is a dust up between Hispanics and a black President-elect is irrelevant.

Unlike the shamefully errant Ad Council advertisements we have all seen on television over the years, our diversity has never been our strength. Rather, it is our willingness to work together while overlooking our diversity that gives us the potential to be strong.

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