Guilt By Association

Whenever people bring up questions about Obama's relationships with people like Ayers, Wright, Rezko, and ACORN, the Obama camp cries out about the unfairness of using guilt by association. Maybe it's their way of saying "we know he is guilty, so stop making the association". But I have another guilt by association that a candidate has been and still is using: Bush/Cheney = McCain. I was thinking that the Bush/McCain relationship is probably very similar to the Clinton/Obama relationship. I don't think Bush and McCain particularly like each other. They were pretty fierce opponents back in the 2000 election, just like Clinton and Obama were in this election. Bush and McCain have never come across as being "comrades" or even friends. When pressed into duty, each could put on a good enough face for the sake of the party, but you always had a sense that in private they really had no use for each other. That pretty much describes the Clinton/Obama relationship. The thing is, we all understand what is going on and the distrust these people have for each other. Many of us have similar relationships in our lives. So inside we have to laugh whenever we hear Clinton say how much she respects Obama. And, at least to me, it seems insincere on Obama's part, and more than a stretch on his part, to try and associate McCain with George Bush or Dick Cheney. I know it stirs up that part of the country that hates George Bush, but it is clear that even McCain is not a big fan of George Bush. Sure, for the sake of the party and perhaps even for the sake of the country, McCain has in the past expressed his support for the president in certain areas; and in most if not all of those cases it was the proper thing for him to do. But if Democrats want people to stop associating Obama with radical terrorists and preachers and organizations known for voter fraud, then maybe they should consider stopping their own brand of guilt by association.