That was a good analogy you posted, but here's the difference between that analogy, and what's transpired in the Obama Certifigate case...
Obama and McCain are both cruising up the Presidential Highway when they come to a police checkpoint. They stop, and both are asked to produce their driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance.
McCain gets out his docs and hands them to the officer who looks them over. He then hands them to his superior who does the same. They both agree that everything's in order and wave Mr. McCain through the checkpoint.
Obama then hands the officer his docs. The officer looks them over and frowns at the insurance card. He passes the docs to his superior, and they have a little discussion.
The officer returns to Mr. Obama and says, "Sir, this card you gave me isn't proof of insurance. It's a quote from an insurance company. I'm afraid I need to see your actual proof of insurance." At this point, the passengers in Obama's car become irate and begin hurling nasty epithets and invective at the officer. They make a huge scene, and put the officer on edge.
The officer turns to his superior, who says he wants to see the real insurance card. The officer turns to Obama, but Obama just looks at him and says nothing. Obama's friends insist that the officer has all the proof of insurance he needs, and demand that the officer stop asking ridiculous questions, and allow Mr. Obama to proceed.
Instead of enforcing the law, the officer relents to the pressure from Mr. Obama's friends, and allows them to pass through the checkpoint.
After he's let them through, his superior (the American people), reads the riot act to the officer, and tells him to hop on his motorcycle and catch up with Obama to get his actual proof of insurance.
This is your analogy from the Birther viewpoint.
“At this point, the passengers in Obama’s car become irate and begin hurling nasty epithets and invective at the officer. They make a huge scene, and put the officer on edge.
The officer turns to his superior, who says he wants to see the real insurance card. “
All analogies break down at some point but here is what I see as the critical difference. When BO was asked, he posted the COLB. It is a document that is not related just tangentially to the issue, such as the insurance quote. It is in and of iself a valid document that answers the question.
If BO had tried to pass off his kindergarten pictures, I might be more open to the issue. But this is a document that proves live birth in Hawaii on its face.
You have to question the authenticity of the COLB to have an issue. If BO’s sister had a fake one, that would be relevant. If there was some really good evidence that he was born in Kenya or Indonesia or whatever, that would be relevant.
All I have seen is one old woman in Kenya and some questions.
parsy.