E.J. Dionne and the Loss of All Credibility

Today, Dionne writes that "When [John McCain's] running mate, Sarah Palin, first brought up Obama's association with 1960s radical Bill Ayers, who has become a centerpiece of McCain's attacks, she accused Obama of 'palling around with terrorists.' What other 'terrorists' was she thinking about?"

Such garbage reveals either Dionne's incompetence or refusal to acknowledge even that which Obama himself has admitted. Of course there is the ever-present Bill Ayers, whose name surfaces at virtually every intersection in Obama's life over the last 15 years or so. But that's only one, right? Well, Ayers' is married to Bernardine Dohrn, another former weatherman terrorist. And it was at an intimate gathering at Dohrn and Ayers' house that Obama's political career was launched. Furthermore, there are indications that Dohrn may have worked with Obama's wife at Sidley Austin. This all despite Obama's insistence that Ayers' was "just a guy" living on his street.

But wait there's more!

This article from the Washington Times outlays Obama's travels through Kenya with Raila Odinga, as well as speaking on Mr. Odinga's behalf. Mr. Odinga, whose supporters burnt a parish of the Assembly of God church with approximately 50 parishioners inside (the ones that managed to escape were hacked to death by the mob), is the socialist prime minister of Kenya.

What proved to be impossible for E.J. Dionne took me roughly 15 minutes to prove: that Palin was correct, terrorists.