Betrayal is in the eye of the beholder as some may view the Hate/Division tactics emblified in the Ayers/Socialist charges as betrayals of democracy – insults camouflaged as dialog are founded in hyperbole and in a vituperative bitterness and are not campaign platforms – they’re more of the divide-and-conquer tactics that Karl Rove has unleashed on the political process.

It’s interesting to see that the main reaction to the former Secretary of State’s endorsement is to attack the messenger and his motives instead of to question the message. If one reads the narrative of the endorsement one sees why that is so – it is a cogent and well-reasoned statement and regardless of whether one agrees with it or not it is a statement of a reasoned and intelligent man who is owed respect and not the bitter and childish retorts that some are using to throw dirt upon a great American.