International House of Horrors: A change is gonna come...

There is a haunting song by the late Sam Cooke called "A Change is Gonna Come". In the lyrics, Sam Cooke laments on the state of race relations, the difficulties of life in America as a black man, and the burdens life throws at you. That threaten to take your spirit. And after each verse comes the line heralding hope:

It's been a long time coming, but I know
A change is gonna come, oh yes it will.

I think of that song each time I see Barack Obama. Can this event be what Sam Cooke was singing about? Are we closer to answering the earnest call of that song?

But ya know, everytime I see Senator Obama and read his slogan with the word CHANGE in huge letters? How can I think anything else.

- Farmer Ted