Juan Williams got it right in his Wall Street Journal article on President Obama. Yes, it's a signal and historic event in America for a black man to become president.
Now it is time to treat him just like a white man, praise him when he's right, criticize him when he's wrong.
Every American president must be held to the highest standard. No president of any color should be given a free pass for screw-ups, lies or failure to keep a promise.
The time for media fawning and cheerleading, always embarrassing, for the good of the country must stop.
[T]to allow criticism of Mr. Obama only behind closed doors does no honor to the dreams and prayers of generations past: that race be put aside, and all people be judged honestly, openly, and on the basis of their performance.
President Obama deserves no less.
