Ted Rall for January 01, 2009

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He's our first black president. The way things are going, he may be our last president. (Barack Obama: Sure, we'll selling our national parks to pay bills. But no one uses them anyway!) You might think it's just a cynical joke. (Man 1: Let the black dude have the U.S.- it's used up like a nasty old snot rag!) (Man 2: To the escape pods!) But Obama truly is the right man at the right time. (Man 1: Seriously...) In a pinch, after all, racism takes a back seat to cutting costs. (Man 3: Your paycheck's not "light" blacks get 72 cents for every $1 a white guy makes.)