Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, and Politics

I am one of those who thinks Barack Obama's problem with Jeremiah Wright is political, not racial or relgious. (See my comments here.) In that light, this video raises some provocative questions:



I do wonder why Obama does not place his hand over his heart when he is saying the Pledge of Allegiance. For a U.S. Senator, let alone a serious presidential candidate, that is a disturbing gesture.