And a grand time will be had by all, assuming they aren't Republican

Recently, Fox News has reported on a tape that supposedly exists showing Obama giving a glowing toast at a dinner party to a man who has come out on numerous occasions in opposition to Israel and who may have supported the PLO. Here's the news story from Fox News. Now, you might say "this is just Fox News" except they are reporting on a story reported by the L.A. Times in April. Here's that story. So what does this say about Obama? We don't know, largely because as with pretty much any allegation towards Obama, his campaign simply says it isn't an issue and expects everyone to go along with that assessment. Really? Okay, time and time again, people have brought up questionable relations in regards to Obama, when will enough be enough for someone to actually call him on it that isn't running against him in a campaign? Nonetheless, that isn't the point of this post. The L.A. Times refuses to release the tape, so we have only their word that it even exists. If this were a tape of McCain and it were not being released by the Washington Times, the Democrats would either say it doesn't exist and the Times is lying or they'd demand it's immediate release, regardless of what sources the Times might be trying to protect. While I think the L.A. Times has the right to protect their source, they mentioned no such protection in the original article and they also said it was an anonymous source. If it is anonymous, who are they protecting? At any rate, my point here is that I see a double standard, again, when it comes to Obama. Somehow, this tape would be the end all be all of the conversation if it were a Republican who was involved but because it is a Democrat, or perhaps just Senator Obama, it somehow is a non-issue? Really? Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating for the release of the tape, I'm just trying to point out the double standard that is clearly on display for anyone who cares and thinks to see.