It occurs to me that all three of the 2008 presidential candidates have an asterisk attached to their names.

* Barack Obama is the first African-American to have gotten this far in the race and may become the first African-American president.

* Hillary Clinton is the firt woman to have gotten this far in the race and may become the first woman president.

* John McCain is the oldest man to have gotten this far in the race and may become the oldest American president.