I agree. Actually, in an earlier thread--the one on Hillary making it official, I think--I theorized that having someone in office with more insight and understanding of the Islamic culture would probably be a tremendous advantage to us. Dubya, I think, tends to be an Islamophobe. And the truth is that Islam, Christianity and Judaism share a whole lot more in common than most folks realize. But if Obama has more insight, which certainly isn't necessarily proven, he won't have gotten it through his childhood education.