Put race aside

Why is this country so divided? Pres. elect Obama is being called the first African American elected to president, but he is bi-racial. His mother was caucasion and his father from Kenya.

I am not called a German-Irish-English-Indian American. Nor am I a Caucasion American, I am an American, the same as Barack Obama. Why can't race be put aside? I am so proud to see the nation take a step to change. Not focusing on race would be a great step toward that path.

Sharon Carter
Glen Rock