If 0bama could have held out to release this right before the 2012 election it would have been to his advantage.
Agreed. The birther issue would have dogged the GOP candidate all the way up to the election and it would be a complete loser for the GOP. We do have to give Trump a lot of credit for having the guts to go after the president on this issue and removing this very potent political weapon from his arsenal. We can now continue to criticize the president for his handling of the economy, debt situation and other problems he helped to create or exacerbate without having to be distracted by birther-related BS.