Exactly Where Was That Manger?

An interesting little story hit the Chicago Tribune as the hands of the clock crossed the threshold marking today.  A legal case started in New Jersey is now headed for consideration by the Supreme Court.  The matter in question?  President Obama’s citizenship.

Whether or not President Obama is legally entitled to hold office has been hotly contested by various observers from the start of the 2008 election campaigns and I can’t help but wonder why in the world something so simple hasn’t yet been put to bed.  All it takes is a request accompanied by a few dollars and you can get a brand-spankin’ new certified copy of your birth certificate from any hospital or local governmental organization charged with keeping it.

That such a simple piece of evidence has not been forthcoming is certainly interesting.  Oh, sure, the Obama campaign provided an image of what they claim is a birth certificate, however, the debate rages on about validity; some claiming outright it’s a fake.  Even I have to ask:  why scan a legal document when you know full well an embossed seal won’t show up?  Why would you not photograph it instead? 

Is it possible that Barack Hussein Obama is not qualified to be President of the United States?  Right now I say “sure”.  Not only due to the “mysteries” surrounding his birth certificate, but also in part due to the reluctance to settle the matter once and for all.  Combined with his 2 autobiographies and continuing penchant for campaigning instead of leading, it could be construed that the man does, in fact, have something to hide after all.  He keeps himself in your face, relentlessly talking but…no action.  A technique that smacks of the smoke and mirrors used by liars in order to further their secret agendas.

Of course, for someone egotistical enough to write 2 autobiographies by the age of 46, it could be as simple an answer as that of any attention, even negative attention, is better than no attention at all.  Not to mention the fact that it diverts the attention of the more simple-minded away from other, important things like Congressional pork fests.

Either way, I find it a stupid and dangerous game.