As Detroit automakers teeter on the verge of bankruptcy -- and plead for government bailouts -- those of us with snow on the roof worry about this more than most folks.

Been there. Done that.

Chrysler alone was the bellwether of failure in 1979.

Barack Obama’s win of the United States presidency is a sea change in American politics.

It breaks the "color barrier" set in place when Black slaves from Africa were imported to tend English Carolina cotton fields in 1670.

President-elect Obama is not black-black. According to "Family Tree and Genealogy," he was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham -- and a black, Kenyan father: Barack Obama, Sr.

As the presidential nomination race closes tomorrow -- for the election Tuesday - the time has come for deciding between history-making teams treading on delicate themes.

Is the nation ready for a Black man to be president - or a woman to be vice-president a heartbeat away from the presidency?

Illinois Senator Barack Obama seeks to become leader of the strongest and wealthiest nation in the world. His running mate is Delaware Senator Joe Biden.

Sarah Palin -- governor of Alaska and Republican candidate with Senator John McCain for U.S. presidency-vice-presidency team - will make history if elected on November 4.

Other women have aspired to the top spot of American politics. Most notably was Congress lady Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. Former Vice-president Walter Mondale chose her to be his running mate. However, they lost in an electoral landslide by incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George H. W. Bush.