Unlike M.L. King, Thurgood Marshall, A. Philip Randolph and others who we judge by the content of their characters and not by the color of their skin, Barack Obama is thought of as our “first black President.” And I don’t think that’s an accident. I don’t think Obama puts forth a character that we can judge on its merits alone. I think he seeks to get a pass based on his being the “first black” whatever. We’re told he brought the conservative and liberal factions together at the Harvard Law Review. To what end? If to create an atmosphere for excellent thinking, OK. But, if to avoid conflict, then not OK, because out of conflicting ideas and ideology comes growth.