When most politicians are wrapped in controvesy it ususally revolves around something that politician said or did. Clinton had an affair with Lewinsky, Spitzer paid for a prostitute, Bush misled the American people into war. What makes this contraversey unique is that Obama didn't say or do anything contraversial. He didnt change his message or make an out of bounds attack against a political opponent. Instead, we are slamming Obama because of something his pastor said several months to a year ago. Guilt by association. Obama came out and denounced and rejected these comments yet still he is under fire...Why?? I guess the implication is inspite of Obama's words and his message of unity dating all the way back to 2004 he must feel the same way his pastor does. After all he attended that church for 20 years. It's inconceivable that he could have a different mind set. Is it? If you compare Obama's words to Wright's they are polar opposites. The difference in their world view is generational. Older blacks experienced both overt and government sponsored racism. Time has past, they have grown older but their ill feelings remain decades later. Obama, had a much different experience. He has a multi ethnic background, never experienced first hand Jim Crow. So if you wonder how can Obama think differently even though he goes to the same church it is because his life experience is different. The unfortunate thing is gas has hit 4.00 per gallon, we still have not solved the healthcare problem, public schools are failing and we can potentially miss an opportunity to correct all of these things by dwelling on a few horrid words spewed by someone Obama knows. Democracy makes mistakes. We elected Bush twice and have weakened this country as a result. If Democracy continues to yield bad results and poor leadership does that mean that democracy is broken?