Very thought provoking. We never hear about the "other side" of the impact these self-imposed messiahs create at the cost of the innocent. This was NEVER a justified movement, and frankly Ayers pouts like a kid brought up in privilege. The bombings sound like grown-up tantrums, and an inability to deal with things when they did not get what they want. I can't believe Ayers and his associates were ever let back into society with the same callous regard that put them in prison in the first place. My heart goes out to the Murtagh family.

This essay should be required reading for Obama and everyone who supports him.

Mr. Murtagh's deep disdain for William Ayers is perfectly understandable. What is NOT understandable is what it has to do with Barack Obama, who was eight years old when Ayers set his bombs. Ayers is a professor of education and is widely respected, like it or not, in the Hyde Park neighborhood he and Obama share. It would be remarkable if Obama, who represented the area in the Illinois Senate, did NOT know Ayers.

Is this the rule, now, for blacks who are uppity enough to run for president: They are to be held accountable for everything ever done by anyone whose path they have crossed? Will Mr. Murtagh agree to be judged by the actions of everyone he has represented as a lawyer?

While I have deep sympathy for Murtagh & his family's ordeal, there is no reason whatsoever for Obama to apologize for the acts of some horrible criminals who knew a neighbor of his. What boggles the mind is why Murtagh isn't complaining about Bill Clinton's commuting the sentences of Weathermen who were involved in the murder of New York policemen, a commutation he granted while his wife was a sitting New Yor Senator.

I have a problem with guilt by association; and with the fact that Obama had nothing to do with Ayers's activities, and nothing to do with his past life.

Do you also have a problem with the fact that Hillary worked for a law firm that defended Black Panthers and whose husband pardoned other Weathermen? Or with John McCain's associations with neo-cons or with a pastor who believes the World Trade Center was attacked due to the godliness of this city? Maybe we should judge candidates for president on what they themselves stand for, what they themselves have done in their lives, what they themselves show us as they debate and campaing, and not ask them to pay for the sins of others merely because they come into contact.

This was a wonderful account of the horror and terror inflicted on you and your family. Thank you for sharing your story. I am sharing this website with my friends. Americans need to be reminded about the damage William Ayers and the Weathermen perpetrated against innocent people. God bless you and your family, sir.