Birthers believe that President Obama's proffered birth certificate shows evidence of being a forgery, and that he may not be a natural born American citizen.  I'm agnostic on the issue, but I am bothered at the way President Obama and his supporters in the  mainstream press have handled this issue.  In 2008, Republican presidential candidate John McCain's eligibility to  run for president  became an issue because he was born in the Panama Canal Zone.  He went to court, provided the necessary evidence and the court decided he was a natural born citizen (Robinson v. Bowen). John McCain did what any normal statesman would do in this situation.  He was open, provided all the requested evidence, and because of his respect for the rule of law, let the courts decide the matter.  If Joseph Farah and his band of forensic experts at World Net Daily had requested to examine the actual birth certificate, I'm sure he would have complied.  After all, he...(Read Full Post)