>I thought there was only a birther issue for the lunatic fringe.
>In fact the longer Obama let it play out the better for him as it really brought the crazies out of the woodwork.

There's no question that the lunatic fringe really outdid themselves, and it gave Obama supporters plenty of material for political jokes.

But beyond that, the sad reality is that the entire storyline includes instances where Obama sought and received benefits in his academic life that are only available to students from other countries. He certainly was able to convince people years ago that he WASN'T born in the U.S.