New Ad Focuses on Relationship with Ayers

McCain's newest attack ad, release Friday, October 10, focuses on making ties between Obama and former terrorist Wiliam Ayers. The point of the ad is to bring into question Obama's honesty, and in turn his trustworthiness in handling the economy. The ad says: "When convenient, he worked with terrorist Bill Ayers. When discovered, he lied. Obama. Blind ambition. Bad judgment." McCain's campaign continues to point out the involvement with terrorist William Ayers, whom was involved in terrorist acts during the 1960's anti-war movement, and points out that Obama has been back and forth on the issue. Obama's campaign has said he was unaware of Ayers' past at a 1995 "get to know your candidate" event hosted at Ayers' home, while Obama has condemned Ayers' past activities. McCain's campaign attacked even further after Obama claimed that he "believed (Ayers) had been rehabilitated" with a response from Tucker Bounds as follows: "Does Barack Obama continue to believe William Ayers has been rehabilitated? Or has Barack Obama changed his mind now that William Ayers is a liability, rather than an asset, to his political ambition?"

Is this an example of the old Kerry flip-flop days? When is enough enough and someone can just come out and confess that they've had relationships with a bad group of people, instead of going back and forth? I feel that this is a stellar example of Obama's character; when backed into a tough corner, deny, deny, deny. Is that what we want our future president to do? Further, should past relationships play a role in whom we select as our President?