Hope deferred makes the heart sick...

...but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

According to Slate magazine, "USA Today leads with a poll that shows a majority of Americans across racial lines think race relations in the country will improve if Sen. Barack Obama becomes president. Black Americans are most optimistic as 65 percent think Obama's election would improve race relations, a feeling that is shared by 54 percent of whites. On the other hand, about a third of both blacks and whites said race relations would get worse if Obama loses."