For months now we've heard all kinds of guilt by association attacks on Obama. Now the old ones are back along with some new ones from the laughably biased book 'The Obama Nation'.
Rather than debunking these associations one by one, I'm going to ask a simple question of anyone who is concerned about Obama's associations (real or imagined):
Can you name ONE policy position or proposal from Obama that is or has been in any way negatively influenced by people like Reverend Wright or William Ayers?
Go ahead, we're waiting. For example, please explain how a specific sermon from Jeremiah Wright influenced Obama's energy policy, or how William Ayers effected Obama's proposed tax plan (/ a plan that will allow the 90% of Americans who make less than 112k per year individually to pay LESS taxes).
You'll be lucky to get a John McCain style answer, but it's more likely that you'll hear this.
I encourage everyone to present this question (through email, in person or by using a couple of tin cans with a string if you have to) to any and all detractors of Obama who insist on using guilt by association attacks, and better yet, to anyone who might be swayed by them (i.e. low-info voters who can and will be moved if you try).
PS---I think it's time we start asking how John McCain's policies and stances are influenced by the One Billion Dollars he's surrounded by from Big Business. Maybe that explains why he wants to cut taxes for the richest Americans, even though they already pay less taxes than people in the middle class.