OK, lots of diaries up on the long form birth certificate, so why not one more?
Quick hits.
- The birthers are already claiming its a forgery. We saw that coming.
- Trump has pivoted to asking for more information - school transcripts. If he gets those he'll want the marriage license or the rough draft of Dreams from my Father.
- I do not think the White House is surprised by either (1) or (2)
By releasing this form, though, the White House has set a precedent that enough citizens, however loony, asking for information long enough should get it, in order to allow the media to focus on things that really matter. And that precedent can be used against Obama, as noted above. But it can also be used against anyone else running for the White House.
Already people are asking for Trump's 1040 forms. That's good. But there are so many other things to ask for.
We can ask for Mitt Romney's records while he was running Bain Capital. Did he really outsource jobs?
We can ask for Trig Palin's birth certificate. There have been rumors that Treg is really Bristol's first child.
We can ask Herman Cain to prove there's any actual food in a Domino's pizza.
We can ask Rick Santorum about frothy residues.
There's just so much fun to have with this. The President being the most important job in the world, maybe the job interview should include some personal questions.
Oh, and BTW - I think EVERY Presidential candidate should release his school transcripts. As I said, it's a job interview for the most important job in the world.