Mark Fitzgerald Article on Ayers... Steve Chapman Comments

"... Chicago's pundit class is not exactly unanimous on shrugging off the Obama/Ayers connection. Steve Chapman, a Chicago Tribune columnist of libertarian bent who also serves on the paper's editorial board, argued Sunday that the relationship, which he said Obama was disingenuously trying to downplay, does matter.

"It's hard to imagine he would be so indulgent if we learned that John McCain had a long association with a former Klansman who used to terrorize African-Americans," Chapman wrote. "Obama's conduct exposes a moral blind spot about these onetime terrorists, who get a pass because they a) fall on the left end of the spectrum and b) haven't planted any bombs lately.

"You can tell a lot about someone from his choice of friends. What this friendship reveals is that when it comes to practicing sound moral hygiene, Obama has work to do and no interest in doing it... " - Fitzgerald (http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003870402)

Clearly Steve is outnumbered in Chicagos community, who so easily give Ayers a free pass since he hasn't been a terrorist lately.