Reply #20: As a black woman, I struggle with this, too. I have been very disappointed in many of Obama's

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decisions and appointments, particularly Geithner, Summers, Duncan, and yes, Hillary Clinton for SoS (though she is starting to grow on me). I have been very disheartened by some of his decisions, namely not being aggressive with the Bush administration as far as pursuing investigations regarding torture, illegal wiretapping, etc. And I must say that as time goes on and I'm seeing some disturbing things about Geithner and Summers, proteges of former Secretary Rubin, ties to Wall Street cronies, deregulatory actions, etc., my heart continues to break.

But all in all, I still support Obama and want him to succeed. We cannot afford for him to fail.

My biggest fear is that if he fails, there will never be another black president EVER! It's not fair to him, but like it or not, that's life. Any black politician who comes along will be compared to Obama, whether that comparison is warranted or not.

My discussions with other blacks reveal that they are feeling the same way. If he fails, America's race relations will be set back for decades to come.