I think my biggest overall fear is that when we do make that bold ethnic /gender based step in our highest offices, that it will be simply to get a different demographic into those offices. Even I, who am relatively anti-military and -certainly- far from conservative would've had a hard time voting -against- Collin Powell if he had run for Pres or VP.

Honestly, as far as the California recall goes, I just am excited to see a truly democratic system at work. A rainbow of candidates in the ethnic, gender, religious, and political sense. I wholeheartedly agree with NicoleC on that point.