Jim, Do you know how close Obama's relationship is with William Ayers and what William Ayers is and has been? He has worked and partied with Ayers and his terrorist wife for many many years. English prof Ayers probably is the ghost-writer to Obama's main book. (The style is exactly like Ayers writings and nothing like other Obama writings.)
Obama attended Jeremiah Wright's church for 20 years, married the Obamas, baptized his childern, and Obama called him an uncle, mentor, and advisor. Have you heard the many tapes of Wright?
Do you know who Frank Davis is and his relationship with Obama?
And then there is Tony Rezko, Raila Odinga, and Rashid Khalidi. Each are horrible relationships.
Obama was the member of the socialist New party in Chicago.
Ayers has a past, that is for sure. But many other great people have a bad past. And many other good men have not shunned Ayers. If you look into any political candidate's past you can find some ugly people.
I have attended the same church since before I could walk. We have had some wonderfull leaders and some very bad leaders of our church. I have not left it because of a bad leader. It's a shame Barack had to leave his. That was terrible. The people that dwell on this should be ashamed of themselves.
Like I stated, you can twist and smear anyone's past. Most voters see it for what it is. That is why Barack Obama is very popular even with your smears.