[Kenny Bunk]

Barack Hussein Obama was born to an American citizen of 18 years of age, who (ipso facto ... gotta love that one)did not live in the US for 5 consecutive years after the age of 18. So if the miraculous birth did take place in quaint old Mombasa, this citizenship issue really is a problem.

Now the question becomes whether or not she was legally married at the time to BHO, Sr. I tend to doubt it, since he was already inconveniently married at the time to a Kenyan woman (perhaps two) who had borne him children. OTOH, under British law, there is (or was) such a thing as a "Tribal Marriage" which wasn't recognized by the Crown. If that's the case, perhaps Mother Stanley Dunham WAS legally married to BHO, Sr.

Frankly, if the Holy One were born in Kenya, bastardy might be a better alternative in making a case for American citizenship. It's times like this when I really miss Johnny Cochrane, or better yet, Algonquin J. Calhoun, Obama's rhetorical mentor.

Amendment XX is pretty clear.. It doesn't make anyone in the President in the event of disqualification, but it would make Joey Plugs ACTING President.

In other news from the capital,

Michelle hates Oprah ... and practically everyone else.

And may you live in interesting times.

[Stentor]

It's times like this when I really miss Johnny Cochrane, or better yet, Algonquin J. Calhoun, Obama's rhetorical mentor.

I don't miss him. I have every episode.

[savedbygrace]

Amendment XX is pretty clear.. It doesn't make anyone in the President in the event of disqualification, but it would make Joey Plugs ACTING President.

That's what I've been saying, and it's an important point. The huge problem is that Congress has failed to create any enabling legislation that would authorize anyone to qualify a President to replace an Acting President after the President-elect has failed to qualify.

That's why I've been saying we'd have Biden as Acting President for four years (if Obama becomes President-elect and THEN fails to qualify.)