I don't claim to know the ins-and-outs of Obama's self identification, and I do know that saying that he's not African-American is, itself, a gross simplification, but I want to see the media quit spraining something to describe him as the first African-American president. It's like, just shut up, that's only a big deal because you are making it one. Let's make a big deal about the fact that, for the first time in a long time, we've elected the smart dude over the get-a-beer-with dude.