[Windflier]

My position is that our presidential candidate needs to be strong politically and have absolutely no murkyness in his background - it shouldn’t be possible to even have a conversation about his origins, etc because there should be nothing that could provoke a question.

I sure would prefer it if his birth circumstance fit that profile, but it is what it is. There are going to be questions and all sorts of discussion over it - regardless of the fact that Obama's bona fides have never been proved.

Dems are so hypocritical that they won't think twice to attack Ted over his citizenship.

When it comes right down to it, the Framers knew they had to come up with some sort of basic litmus test for Presidents. Their loyalty to the nation, the Constitution, our way of life, and the American people is supposed to be beyond question. It's what the NBC clause is supposed to screen for, but there's no way to predict whether a natural born citizen of this country will truly be as loyal as the office requires. Frankly, they did the very best they could, and left the rest to future generations.

In the case of Ted Cruz, I have no doubt he's precisely the sort of American the Framers intended to hold the office.

[caww]

<...”Dems are so hypocritical that they won’t think twice to attack Ted over his citizenship”...>

And the media will gladly give them that opportunity and push the issue.

[kabumpo]

You could be right - they could even have seen him in a crystal ball - that’s nothing to do with my point.