Obama's Aloofness

So often it is the coverup of a potential scandal that ends up bringing a person down, rather than the scandal itself. I'm not sure most Americans are tracking with Barrack Obama's past association with William Ayers, so I'm not sure how effective it has been for the McCain/Palin campaign to now make an issue out of that association. But as of today (Oct. 7), the official Obama response is that when Obama worked with Ayers, Obama never knew of Ayers' past terrorist bombings and radical statements. This is remarkable, and highly, highly doubtful. But let's take it at face value. Let's say that Obama, while serving on boards and panels with Ayers, while letting Ayers host his political launch event for state senator, while writing an endorsement for Ayers' book, while living in the same neighborhood . . let's say that Obama really was unaware of this man's radical statements and views, and his highly publicized past bombings of police stations and the Pentagon. And let's add to that Obama being unaware of Jeremiah Wright's radical anti-American rants during sermons at the church Obama attended for 20 years. What kind of picture does this draw of Obama? Seems to me that we have two choices: 1) he is an extremely aloof person, completely unaware of his surroundings; or 2) he knew exactly what these people where up to, but is now denying (lying) that he knew anything. I'm not sure which of these make him all that attractive to be our next president. For a candidate who promises to be ethical and something different, the fact is we've seen this kind of politician before. They'll say and do anything to get elected. It amazes me how so many people see this guy as representing change. When Obama first ran for senate in Illinois, he ran unopposed. Actually he did have opponents, but he sent out surrogates to destroy those opponents and knock them off the ballot. Again, change that we can believe in.