I wonder, 20, 30, 50, even 100 years hence, how our children and
theirs will view McCain's concession speech.

If for no other reason than Obama broke another color barrier the way
Jackie Robinson did for sports, it is likely this election will be
notable. Only the future will tell how his presidency will turn out,
but we can all as Americans hope for the best.

McCain's concession speech will also stand out, more than most, not
for the defeated candidate's well-wishing and genuinely graceful
comments (which, frankly, are expected from the losing candidate in a
democracy), but for the crowd's loud boos and unruly nastiness.

Through the lens of history, what will they say about us booing the
new President-Elect?
Will the ascribe this to naked racism? It sure looks that way from a
naive observers' point of view.

Or will it be seen as the result of hyper-partisan demonizing, where
the campaign decided to allow every smear, innuendo, and false rumor
circulating around about Obama to stir up so much anger and hate
against the man, that people would boo him before he even had a chance
to prove himself.

I just heard Rush Limbaugh making the disprovable claim that the
market crash we've been seeing for months was caused by Obama somehow
(as if actual economic conditions weren't responsible!) That's one
gigantic bucket of stupid, but then again, what else would you expect
from his Liar-for-pay ilk?

Or will there be some other interpretation besides we live in a racist
time, or McCain supporters were just unusually angry and stupid
people?

Trust me, the crowd's ungracious mob behavior will reflect badly on us
for generations to come.