Nothing signifies the massive cultural shift this country is undergoing, as the latest WSJ/NBC poll showing Americans would be more comfortable with a gay or lesbian President than with an evangelical Christian in the Oval Office.
More than six-in-10 (61 percent) of the poll's respondents would be either enthusiastic or quite open with a gay president, while 37 percent would either be uncomfortable with or have reservations about a homosexual leader.
A little more than half (52 percent) would be either enthusiastic or comfortable with a born-again Christian president.
The poll found that 44 percent of respondents believe America has "not gone far enough" in accepting homosexuality. In contrast, 20 percent say the country "has gone too far."
Thirty-two percent say the US has "reached a reasonable balance."
As the Supreme Court readies its ruling on equal marriage rights, 58 percent of the WSJ/NBC respondents want the High Body to decide it favor of it. Thirty-seven percent are against marriage equality.
The poll shows that America has come a long way since day the days of Jerry Falwell and The Moral Majority, which is a blessing for all of us.
The ridiculously high prices Americans are paying at the supermarket might influence how—or if—they vote in November.
At a moment in history when there are so many conflicts among peoples here and abroad, let us put our differences aside and celebrate this wonderful season in a spirit of togetherness.
The news announcing the death of Henry Kissinger, the last of the prevaricating politicians and so-called statesmen who stole my future and that of thousands of other young Americans, got me thinking about Walter Cronkite.
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