Is America ready for a minority president? Options

[MiSSxMELON]

The 2008 election marks a milestone in history - minorities are running for presidency. There's the woman - Hillary Clinton, and the African-American - Barack Obama. We have never had a woman or a minority in office. Is America ready for it? Or should things stay the way they have been? Some argue that if a woman is president, then other countries - specifically those that look down on women - will lose respect for America. Others argue that it's about time for some major changes; we need reform!

What do you think?

[flaymzofice]

The more interesting question to ask is this: what will happen first -- a black president or a female president?

I don't understand how this is a more interesting question.

The question is also, are the minorities ready to be President?

Now this does raise some interesting points but it's more reflective of the ambiguity due every candidate for a post such as Presidency of the US; nobody can ever tell how the abilities (or perhaps, lack thereof) of any individual will measure up. Somebody could have the most impressive resume possible and still come up short to a rival who doesn't impress quite so well on paper; politics is more encompassing and pragmatic than it is possible to state from the start.

For whatever reason that whoever is successful, gets voted in for, it's as good as starting from scratch as soon as they set foot in that Oval Office - past experience in similar environments may help, but as far as Presidential success goes, it's anybody's guess how they'll fair.