Setting the Stage

I see that, now that the frenzy of the US election cycle is over, his supporters feel comfortable in laying some cards on the table that were previously held close to the vest.

Of course, I mean what some are already calling "Ayers-Gate".

What is it exactly?

If you actually have a life, and weren't paying attention, here's the recap:

There was this US-born terrorist [Bill Ayers]... a "peace-terrorist" if you like ... who was part of an organization of Marxist-type Militant America-haters. He liked to play with bombs, and start riots. (see the link above for details). Oh, yeah. He bombed the NYC police headquarters, the Capitol Building, and the Pentagon, too. [NY Times article] In the Times interview, he leaves the door open to doing so again.

Why is this guy relevant?

Critics of President-Elect Obama claimed there were significant ties between them. They were both in Chicago, worked co-operatively in some projects, served together on a board, and a few other things. Some say the launch of Obama's run for office was made from the Ayers home.

Barack Obama took great pains to portray their relationship as that of mere acquaintances. Why? Because Ayers has a history of being an extremist radical. Some were looking at other questionable relationships [Tony (Slumlord) Rezko; Rev. Wright, with his Black Liberation Theology and anti-US rhetoric; Alinsky, an openly Marxist prof who was known for nothing less than that now-famous "profession": community organizer].

The old maxim of "a man is known by the company he keeps" was causing his critics to demand answers.

Now that the election is over, Bill Ayers is claiming the friendship is closer than Mr. Obama would have had us believe. Who's telling the truth?

Those who dubbed this 'Ayers-Gate' are waiting with baited breath, wondering:

If this has surfaced, even before the Oath of Office has been sworn, what other things will surface?

Are the allegations of crypto-Marxism (ie: being secretly Marxist) to be substantiated or allayed?

Only time will tell.