The empirical evidence, Kevmo, is that no one, not one, outside of some posters on FR and a few minor bloggers has picked up on this story.
What is “provable” is that a majority of credible conservatives have avoided this issue like the plague.
And I go back to my original point...there is a reason.
So your argument is that the big names haven't yet told you what to think yet, so you cannot think it?
Are you seriously saying that if those in positions of influence don't argue in favour of something you will refuse to give it a second thought?
No, the argument is, to be kind, that no one with any intelligence, whom I trust, has felt comfortable enough to broach this issue. That tells me to be cautious.
Further, I don’t have the time nor the resources to fully vet this issue, but I have a great deal of interest in it. As I have stated at least once on this thread, I would like to see Obama put this to rest, as I would like to see John Kerry disclose his papers, and I would like to see George Bush fill in some of the blanks on his record. Full disclosure is a good thing.
I will tell you this, after many years of using this site as a major source of information, that I would not fall prey to believing many of the posters’ claims, either for assiduous fact checking or clever deduction, without corroboration.
On the other hand, there are many here who are sane and well-reasoned. And I would point out that many of those sane and well-reasoned posters have not dipped their feet into the waters of these discussions.
That tells me a lot, too.