Earlier today, I wrote about the reasons why I personally give Obama a pass with regards to any association with former Weathermen terrorist Billy Ayers.  I stand behind my analysis — the fact that someone serves on boards or committees with a radical does not make one a radical also.

I concede, however, that reasonable people can disagree and draw much less charitable interpretations of the evidence.  Examples include Donald Douglas at American Power, Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, and of course our own editor-in-chief.

Pity that the side critical of Obama is so badly infested with the likes of Larry Johnson and his fellow marchers at No Quarter.  Just as with Bush, derangement syndrome cases tend to undermine the efforts of legitimate critics.