Barack Obama has recently made our nation's history. On january 19, he officially became our first African American president. Do you think government should make a paper money or coin with Barack Obama on it?

Money is called the Dead President's club because that's the one requirement. They have to be dearly departed before their face can grace the coin of the realm.

I don't think money should have people's faces on them while they're still alive, and certainly not while they're in office.

No. Why lower the value of our money even more. :-)

He needs to at least complete a term, first. He will probably get money with his picture on it anyway, just for being the first African American president, but he's gotta be a president for more than a couple months first. I mean, all other things being equal, how many of the 40+ presidents are on money? He's gotta be pretty impressive, I think. He's just got a boost up because of the 1st AA thing...

Put him on the $3 bill, with Reagan.

Heck no! He hasn't done anything for our nation via his presidency yet! If we coined and printed the face of every president that made a small historical marking then every president should be printed and coind just because they were a president.

I wonder - why is he the first African American president when he is only 1/2 black.

Let's wait fifty years and see how his presidency looks with a little historical perspective.

I think we should judge a man by his deeds and not by the color of his skin. If Obama becomes a president to be in the same category as those on our currency then great put him on some currency.