Please do not denigrate me. Can't we just discuss the issue without personal conjecture?  I think Obama with Ted Kennedy (that was seen as a key endorsement) or Obama with one of his fellow Dem colleagues and leaders like Pelosi or Reid would be more balanced then 100% republicans. By the way, Carter and Clinton are not senators that served with Obama.  Ironically, even the photo you are talking about has Obama sandwhiched in between both the Bush presidents not next to carter or CLinton.    JohnHistory