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I'm with you there, either way we're making history! - Aaron Krug

i thought bill clinton was america's first 'black' president. silly me. lolz - .LAG liked that

It's not just about making history - it's about setting the world back on the right track - Chris Saad from twhirl

McCain needs to keep the votes from those who would have voted for HRC, had she made it to be the dems candidate, but were moving towards him once the nomination was lost. Not much more information about Palin this side of the pond, but it sounds a bit like a last minute contingency plan to me. - dario

+ - Marco(aureliusmaximus)

Just consider: Palin as commander-in-chief. You nervous yet? How about the military brass? - Glenn Batuyong from twhirl

Well-said, Chris. - stretta from twhirl

McCain's choice of running mate is obvious pandering to get just that reaction from voters. Palin is a weak candidate, maybe weaker that Quayle who we remember couldn't spell potato or some such ridiculous thing. - Rafael Robayna

half-caucasian. either that, or we can just say he's black (versus *non*-caucasian) like everyone else. sorry, feeling nitpicky today. - Kamilah Gill

Good point. It will be a "change" - Eric_T

For me it's more about what's the right thing to do, who represents the best opportunity for a better America? Who is going to dig us out of the hole Dubya dug so resolutely? That's what gets me excited. It's nothing to do with race, gender, religion or whatever. I'm now an Obamacan because I genuinely believe he will offer this country the best chance right now. - Sally Church

I agree with Chris. It's nice that we're making history, but much more is at stake than history. - Chieze Okoye

It will be interesting for Mcain and his running mate. I mean he doesn't even think women should get paid the same as men. - PC Easy from twhirl

not an Obamacan or a McCainiac, I'm an American - Jeff Quinton

For most jobs in the tech sector, you can't actually do much to guarantee that women will get paid the same as men. Most of the time the people working alongside each other have no idea what the other people are getting paid. And employers should be allowed to base pay on experience and merit. I don't see how you can equalize pay in most non-unionized jobs where there isn't a set pay scale. - Alex Scoble

I'm not against the idea of women getting paid the same as men for the same job given that they both have similar experience and performance, but I don't see how this can be effectively regulated in industries where people are salaried. - Alex Scoble

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I realized that too -- very cool indeed. - Tamar Weinberg

Exactly what I told my kids over lunch today. Historic and way overdue. - Kevin C. Tofel

There are firsts and there are meaningful firsts -- I'll take the Obama first over the Palin first any day. - Mitch Ratcliffe from twhirl

Couldn't have said it better myself, Chris :) - Mona Nomura

Palin is a joke conservative so I disagree. Obama needs to win to change this country for the better and for the future - Photo Larry from twhirl

That's exactly what my History teacher said. - OekelWm

I am just hoping that the disgruntled Hillary supporters are not taken in by the "yay, another woman" sham being propagated by McCain. Palin is anti-choice, anti-science (supports creationism in schools and doesn't believe climate change is man-made), anti-wildlife (supports drilling in ANWR, opposed classification of polar bears as endangered, supports hunting from the air - yeah, that's real sporting..) - Marci Maleski