[boxer21]

The argument I got today, I had to terminate it before blows were struck, was that if a passport sufficed for George Bush, a passport should suffice for Obama; demanding further proof from Obama and not having demanded more from G. Bush would be racist.

I argued that using that logic, if Arnold S. was elected and submitted a passport then he too would qualify. The rebuttal was, yes indeed; what’s good for the goose is good for the gander in effect.

Very likely the left will use similar arguments if the issue receives more prominence in the MSM.

[autumnraine]

George Bush did not have one parent that was not a US Citizen. George Bush did not share a citizenship with another nation (Kenya-admitted, Indonesian-assumed with his name and school records) to muddy his water as Barack does.

The rules are different in that instance, as in the instance of Barack Obama.

[El Gato]

a passport should suffice for Obama; It would suffice, if a copy of the long form bc were required to obtain it, which is usually but not always the case, and if it shows, as it should, place of birth.

Of course the problem with that is that his passport records were "accessed improperly", earlier in the campaign. The question is, was it to take something out, even if just information, or put something in that wasn't there before.