I agree with Brooks. I believe that we are at a historic moment in the history of the USA. We are finally seeing the fruits of the epic struggles of the 20th century that dealt with equality on all fronts. This country, for all the great things it managed to accomplish (in spite of its flaws and misteps), still struggled with bigotry that effectively robbed it of over half of its talent and braintrust. But it appears that we have two generations that have had enough. Color and gender, for these generations, mean very little. We have a man of color who is being spoken of in glowing terms, and who is exciting the country. We have a woman who is still the odds on favorite nationally and is a very serious candidate. We have a Trial Attorney who is an unabashed foe of the monied interests that have attempted to corral the money in ever smaller circles, and he is viable. This election, so long as we do not allow it to be hijacked by shysters, could be the touchstone that saved the American middle class. We shall see.

Mick