http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/03/17/so-obama-is-partisan-so-what.aspxMelinda H. posts for me, except I'd take her argument a step further. It is actually a politician's job to have nutty acquaintances, because a politician needs to foster alliances with a wide range of different groups. That's how he or she acquires enoughenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)