OBAMARAMA

Another night, another sweep. News reports show Sen. Obama winning Virginia by 27 points, DC by 52 points, and Maryland (at this early hour) by 38 points.

Most heartening are headlines like “Obama stealing Clinton’s base” and “Independent voters break for Obama and against McCain.” This really is a campaign that people from all walks of life can support. And they are — from every age group, every racial heritage, every gender, every demographic. The Democratic tent has never been so big.

In December 2006, we took aim at the ridiculous “Is America ready for a black president?” meme. We called the question “a complete and utter cop-out…just a way to pass the buck and speculate without the danger of having to draw a conclusion.” For our part, we concluded that “America will demonstrate the state of its readiness soon enough.”

Fourteen months later, America is doing precisely that.