Ayers' Class Gets Him a Pass

Dinocrat quotes the Weekly Standard's Sam Schulman:

Why is Bill Ayers a respectable member of the upper middle class and Sarah Palin contemptible?

I've wondered about that myself, but I finally understand.

Ayres isn't a domestic terrorist; he is a nobleman gone wrong. Naturally, all is forgiven.

I suspect that applies to a number of 60s radicals.