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Judging Obama Over Ayers
The Stump — Dickerson sums it up well: ...Ayers was an accepted member of the community when Obama first got to know him. He worked for a university and was well-respected in education reform circles. If Obama was being ambitious, it was within community standards. To condemn him on this point, you'd have to condemn all of Chicago. As a political argument, that takes you pretty far afield for the voters you're trying to convince. Something else I haven't seen from the McCain camp: An example of someone who took the supposed high road ...

Saturday reading: Specters
Ben Smith's Blog — John Lewis raises the specter of George Wallace. Acorn attacks break through -- to ESPN. Gail Collins conjures the Lord of the Rings. Sheldon Adelson's net worth plummets. Dickerson says Obama's not being candid on Ayers, but within the expected margin for deceit. Gatemouth hates Ayers, but doesn't think the relationship means much. Those are Dawn Eden's SATs, not Sarah Palin's. And Palin hits Obama on "punished with a baby."