Obama Tells New Grads Race Relations 'Better'

Power words, by our president. I agree with point one (change in the last 30 years), no doubt, but I am not so sure about point two (change since he took office)... I am interested in what everyone else thinks.

"America is a better place today than it was when I graduated from college," Obama said, adding "by almost every measure." He said the country "also happens to be better off than when I took office, but that's a longer story.