Maybe we need to see the results of the $50 million?

I don't think there's much to uncover here--we all know Obama has had a long time association with Bill Ayres, anarchist of the 1960s. As a U of I alumnae, I'd rather ask why Ayres is on the pay roll at all. Especially, what are the results of the $50 million grant to improve Chicago's schools. Seems 18 years should be enough time for something.

"The University of Illinois has refused to release records related to Sen. Barack Obama's service for a nonprofit educational project that put him in contact with activist William Ayers, a 1960s-era radical and now education professor. The university's Chicago campus maintains that the donor of the records that document the work of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge has not handed over ownership rights. The university says it is "aggressively pursuing" an agreement with the donor, and as soon as an agreement is reached, the collection will be made accessible to the public. The university has not identified the donor."

Ayers is an Education Professor at U of I and was instrumental in starting the Chicago Annenberg Challenge to improve the schools. Obama was chair of the Annenberg Challenge for 3 years. Actually, I think the records should be protected until the privacy of all donors and participants can be protected. You'd never get people to donate to anything if they thought a few years down the road someone involved might be president and reporters would be riffling through the file. Still, a donor who would give Bill Ayers $50 million?
http://www.amren.com/news/2008/08/barack_obama_re/