And why won't Obama release his birth certificate? Is it his country of birth? His religion? His name? Why won't the media ask these questions? They busted McCain's chops over his birth certificate concerning the Panama nonsense ........
Over at NRO hat tip Larwyn
Jim Geraghty (who sees the same toxic MSNBC strain in Newsweek that I do) brings up the interesting fact that Sen. Obama will not release his birth certificate. There are rumors swirling as to why he won't. I think the one about his name on the certificate is probably closest to the mark. One rumor is that he was named Barry, which is not a big deal - lots of people decide, in processing their heritage, to take a more ethnic named. The other rumor, though, is that it is his middle name that is problematic; that it is not Hussein, but Muhammed. People do sometimes fiddle with their middle names, but if Obama did, it will be interesting to ask why he moved away from Muhammed (which is becoming the most popular baby name in Britain and elsewhere), to Hussein - a declared enemy of the United States - will surely be something people will wonder about.
Maybe the best way to stop the rumors is to simply release his birth certificate.
We must demand the man who aspires to the White House release his birth certificate.
UPDATE: China Confidential weighs in.
UPDATE: China Confidential has the birth certificate: Obama's Birth Certificate Surfaces, Confirming Proof of Birth in Hawaii and Muslim Middle Name Hussein