Stupid Is Not The Exclusive Property Of The Right

This is asinine. I hope it goes away quickly, because there are substantive issues to be engaged.

I am the recent father of a girl born to one American parent (me) and one Brazilian parent (her mother), and she is a natural-born American citizen. Period. She has a passport issued by the US government. The only paperwork involved was registering her birth at the consulate and requesting her passport. This is not open to discussion. John McCain was born outside of the US (let's simplify the situation and call the Canal Zone a foreign country) to two (the number that comes after one) American parents. He is a natural-born American citizen. There is no interpretation necessary. This isn't an interesting case. It's a waste of time.

The comments discussion on Group News Blog looks like a discussion with a wing-nut who insists that "every tax cut in history has resulted in an increase in tax revenue." On one side there are people with actual experience in the relevant area and facts at their fingertips, on the other side there are people who cling stubbornly to a belief that makes them feel warm and fuzzy inside.

I hope I never see anyone discussing this again.