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While what you say is mostly true, several of the Republican presidential hopefuls have been cowered into acknowledging some legitimacy to birtherism. I'd prefer more unequivocal language.

I don't disagree, but politicians are politicians. All are afraid to completely smack down anyone they perceive to be part of their base - especially when some of those politicians are either running for President or have a favorite candidate who is.

Still, the vast majority of conservatives did not buy into birther craziness.

Still, the vast majority of conservatives did not buy into birther craziness....

Really?

In a shocking finding, more than half of GOP primary voters believe President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, according to a new poll.

Fifty-one percent of 400 Republican primary voters surveyed nationwide by Public Policy Polling said they ascribe to the controversial birther conspiracy theory

Without a statistically valid poll on the issue why should we believe your statement about "the majority of conservatives"?

I think you are confounding a demand for certitude in evidence for something you believe to be "birtherism" whichis presumably looking for evidence of a conspiracy.

Hardly the case. The big issue with Obama's birth has been "What Is The Truth" and "Who Are The Witnesses".

Turns out folks have spent three years looking for some witness to his birth other than his aunt (who may or may not have mispoke when she said she was there).

Obama, if he had the "names" of the folks who signed his birth certificate could have called the dispute on that question THREE YEARS AGO.

He didn't. The suggestion now is that he may have had a long form counterfeited, or that he didn't know there was a difference between "long and short". I'd prefer that he had something counterfeited than that he be a total idiot.

Too many Conservatives want us to believe that Obama can think, and plan, and do something besides go to parties. Yet, he took three years proving to us HE KNOWS NOTHINK.

Here's what we need ~ I'm older than Obama and more of my closest relatives are alive, but basically I was born in a hospital where the people in attendance were several nurses, a doctor, my mother ~ and I was later visited by my grandfather, grandmother, 7 aunts, maybe 8 or 9 Great Aunts, and a Great Grandmother ~ all while still in the hospital.

Some of them are still around and they either saw me birthed or they saw me as a baby in the hospital with my mother.

Then within a few days there were dozens of neighbors ~ most of whom were relatives of some kind ~ and then 6 months later I was taken by my mother back to DC where dozens of the neighbors and a remarkable number of folks with the highest of security clearances (within the system in place at the time) saw me.

So, I've got a big family ~ Obama had a smaller family, but the principle is the same.

There's a shortage in WITNESSES in his case.