As we've seen the past week, the McCain campaign is trying desperately to make some headway with the Obama/Ayers issue. In saying that there are questions still to be answered about their relationship, the insinuation is that there is something that hasn't been disclosed, that they have a deeper connection than Obama has admitted to. I imagine such a relationship goes something like this. At least in the addled brains of McCain, Palin, and the GOP.
In a dark corner, after the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge.
OBAMA: WOW! Bill Ayers! I'm a huge fan. As a fellow America-hater, I honor and respect your work in the Weather Underground. I, too, wish you could have bombed more.
AYERS: Good to meet you, Barack. I have a strong feeling that you would be a wonderful addition to the ranks of professional America-haters.
OBAMA: I would love to join! Is there something that I can bomb?
AYERS: I like your enthusiasm! But I have much more in store for you. You're a charismatic young man. I envision you helping to destroy America from the inside.
OBAMA: From the inside?
Ayers: Yes, my young padawan. You shall, eventually, become President of the United States. You can bring socialism to America, destroying her way of life in a way that bombings never could.
OBAMA: Yes. Yes, I believe I am your man.
AYERS: Excellent! We shall start by getting you elected to the Illinois state legislature. An unknown cannot immediately run for national office, so you shall make a name for yourself here, first. I will host a meet and greet campaign event for you at my home. It will be convenient for you, since we live in the same neighborhood.
OBAMA: I know! Why do you think Michelle and I bought the house!
AYERS: Also, I know you are a radical Muslim, which I admire, but no one can be raised to high office in this imperfect country without being a devout Christian.
OBAMA: Aw, man. But I must stay faithful to Islam, which teaches jihad and death to American above all else.
AYERS: You still can. You will simply pretend to be Christian. One of our number, Jeremiah Wright, has a small congregation here in Chicago, which you will "join." He can be a bit of a firebrand, but he will warn you in advance about his more incendiary sermons so you can choose not to attend on those days. Plausible deniability, lad.
OBAMA: Yes, yes I can see it. You're a genius.
AYERS: Come, let us share a taxi home and further plot the downfall of America.