Google CEO Eric Schmidt hit the campaign trail this week with presidential candidate Barack Obama. Is there any merit to Google’s statement that Mr. Schmidt’s personal beliefs are his own and Google isn’t backing Obama, just its CEO? In today’s Searching for Meaning column, “Vote Obama/Google in ’08?,” Kevin Ryan asks if Schmidt crossed the line of appropriate behavior and good sense.
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